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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
block – aims to risk ... those patients at risk ... There are clear parameters ... components of the algorithm ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
/Q scanning or CT-PA ... #Diagnosis #Obstetrics ... Workup #Imaging #Comparison
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... considerations for high-risk ... #Limitations #Comparison
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... renal biopsy • Risk ... → CT urography and ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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
50 CXRs Head CT ... 200 CXRs Chest CT ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... REQUIRED, "LOW RISK ... Performance of low-risk ... #Comparison #Table
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
possible diagnostic algorithm ... the benefits and risks ... scanning versus CT-PA ... Diagnosis #OBGyn #Obstetrics ... Workup #Imaging #Algorithm
ACOG - Outpatient Assessment and Management for Pregnant Women With
Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Low Risk
above and re-start algorithm ... present • Routine obstetric ... excluded from chest CT ... COVID19 #Pregnancy #Obstetrics ... #Algorithm