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Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
view chest 0.02 mSv ... cystogram 0.18 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
Brugada algorithm ... Positive or negative ... point) of S > 100 ms ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
and Pelvis 10 mSv ... X-ray 0.001 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... passenger 0.04 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
have achieved negative ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... primary disturbance Cardiology ... similar where Cardiology ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... primary disturbance Cardiology ... similar where Cardiology ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... during Delivery • Stable ... support for patients clinically ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Comparison ... #Table #Risks