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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation dose ... Following are comparisons ... effective radiation dose ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
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
Medical Radiation Doses ... 14th CXRs 2-view chest ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... Risks #Testing #Study
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... years - Upper GI Study ... 0.001 mSv 3 hours NUCLEAR ... #Comparison #Table ... Risks #Testing #Study
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... mSv 8 months Chest ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table ... Risks #Testing #Study
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Imaging - Radiation Dose ... Imaging #Radiation #Doses ... ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear ... #Stress #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... treatment until the chest ... residual lesion or is clear ... Lung Abscess Pathogens
Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
transmissible a pathogen ... * 'Ro value does ... #coronavirus #comparison ... #table #SARS #Ebola
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
Assessment of Chest ... assessment of Chest ... can be used to clear ... : • 14-22 Fr stable ... a pneumothorax does
Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs
Benzodiazepines:
 - Bind to specific GABAA receptor subunits at central nervous system (CNS) neuronal synapses
hyperpolarization - Dose-dependent ... hyperpolarization - Dose-dependent ... suprachiasmatic nuclei ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Does the patient ... Does the patient ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... change CV risk Chest