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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation dose ... effective radiation dose ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Medical Imaging ... - Radiation Dose ... #PatientInfo # ... Radiology #Procedures ... #CT #Nuclear #Stress
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
Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Table #Risks #Testing
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
CT indicates computed ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #CT #Angiography ... #Nuclear #Stress
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
radiation of life: A CT ... radiation of a few CT ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Imaging and more ... adjusting the dose ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... surgery Stress Testing
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... patient before making ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #