7 results
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... 1 year MEN’S IMAGING ... 3 hours NUCLEAR ... 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear
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 ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Disc Herniations - Pathogenesis and Complications
• 90% of Lumbar disc herniations happen at L4/5 and L5/S1
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happen at C6/7 Aging ... proteoglycans in the nucleus ... annulus fibrosis -> Nucleus ... complications #msk ... #pathophysiology
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
shared decision-making ... shared decision-making ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #EM #Syncope #LowRisk ... PatientDecisionAid #SharedDecisionMaking
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
passenger 0.04 mSv ... day Head CT 2 mSv ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
Medical Decision-Making ... Medical Decision-Making ... #Management #PatientInfo ... Cardiology #ChestPain #LowRisk ... #DecisionAid #SharedDecisionMaking
Fracture Healing (and disruptors of this process)
Inflammatory Stage (0-7d)
 • Fracture disrupts local blood vessels ->
time, mechanisms unclear ... #Orthopedics #msk ... #Staging #pathophysiology