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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
mSv 765 CXRs Upper ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 3 years - Upper ... GI Study With Barium ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing ... #Study
Small Bowel Obstruction Testing Accuracy
#Diagnosis #SBO #Testing #Accuracy #Sensitivity #Specificity #KUB #AbdominalXRay #CT #POCUS #LikelihoodRatio #Comparison
Bowel Obstruction Testing ... Diagnosis #SBO #Testing ... AbdominalXRay #CT ... #POCUS #LikelihoodRatio ... #Comparison #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: • 80% have fever ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... seen • Chest CT ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Lung Abscess Pathogens
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
mSv 1 day Head CT ... months Chest CT ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
reactivation of latent pathogens ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... enhancement on CT ... of serum CrAg testing
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
run-down or tired • Fevers ... chronic hypoxia • Wasting ... high-resolution chest CT ... growing uncommon pathogens ... the airway • Treating
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Stable patients ... undergoing AAA or upper ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Pneumonia on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Haitian woman fever, cough & this clip => PNA &
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Haitian woman fever ... hole of “truth” (CT ... epidemiology & POCUS ... at low resource setting
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
in which fungal pathogens ... Common Pathogens ... and may include fever ... Antigen/antibody testing ... Imaging studies (CT