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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
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
200 CXRs Chest ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
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 #Comparison
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... - History - EKG ... #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... useful when limited radiation ... is desirable, e.g ... to reduce total radiation ... stones #calculus #Radiology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
of life: A CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
) pericarditic chest ... depression on ECG ... inflammation by an imaging ... technique (CT. ... CMR).
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Imaging: 1. ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... Pharmacology: • ACE