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Classification of the Cardiomyopathies - Dilated, Hypertrophic, and Restrictive

#Cardiomyopathy #Classification #Table #Comparison #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Classification of ... Cardiomyopathy #Classification ... #Table #Comparison ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Acetazolamide, Loop ... #Pharmacology #Comparison ... #Table #HalfLife ... #Dosing #Loop # ... Thiazide #CHF #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Disease - Laboratory Testing ... above normal but poor ... Disease #Laboratory #Testing ... #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
50 CXRs Head CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... enzymes, Head CT ... diagnosis #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table ... #comparison
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
GI Uptake - Poor ... Medications - Loop ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
/Q scanning or CT-PA ... are outlined in Table ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... Workup #Imaging #Comparison ... #Table #Pregnant
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management