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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... in adults with background ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
years - Upper GI ... - Tomography (PET ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
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
PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... $), ECHO ($$), Nuclear ... SPECT ($$$), PET ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... - Cost - Cost per ... diagnosis #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table ... #comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
dose - Days of background ... radiation Natural background ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... tomography; and 18F-FDG-PET ... #Angiography #Nuclear ... #Stress #Comparison
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
: Record beats per ... assessment • 0 - able ... still, but is able ... streaming down cheeks GI ... stool • 0 - no GI
A blood test and/or 24 hour urine collection for the breakdown product of adrenaline & noradrenaline
the diagnosis is clear ... blood or urine testing ... such as MIBG or PET ... Pheo #Diagnosis #Algorithm