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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
in adults with background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
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 ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Radiation Dose #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Procedures ... Stress #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
to the average background ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... Stress #Comparison #Risks
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
a negative ED work-up ... Explanation of future risks ... Personalized 30-day risk ... communication of 30-day risk ... #Cardiology #EM
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... An acute rise or ... with previously stable ... hypertension and no other risk
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... malignancy Risk ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... Diagnosis #Management #gastroenterology ... #workup
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Risk Factors and ... Prognostic Markers • Risk ... no consensus on risk ... Risk of recurrence