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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
1/14th CXRs 2- ... 9 CXRs Tc-99m ... 4 mSv 200 CXRs ... 5 mSv 250 CXRs ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Posterior Shoulder Dislocation on POCUS

The team wasn't sure if shoulder had been reduced. Rather than send
than send out for CXR ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK ... #Anatomy
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Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
adjusting mode/PS ... Apnea - Patient fails ... bronchodilators/order CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
and Pelvis 10 mSv ... Colonography 6 mSv ... X-ray 0.001 mSv ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Positive Posterior Drawer Test in Total Knee Arthroplasty 

73 yo M with hx of L TKA
fixed Scorpio PS ... be mistaken for CR ... Drawer #Test #TKA #MSK
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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 ... Abdominal CT 5 mSv ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
cells taking in 8 mSV ... s use the same analogy ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison