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Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Procedures #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CT ... #Nuclear #Stress ... #Comparison #Table
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
several radiological procedures ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
syncope Tests: ECG ... enzymes, Head CT ... , Carotid U/S, EEG ... stress test - ... #comparison
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
#Radiology #Cardiac ... #Imaging #Procedures ... #CT #Angiography ... #Nuclear #Stress ... #Comparison #Risks
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... $), ECHO ($$), Nuclear ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... - Endoscopic procedures ... postoperative cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac Free Wall Rupture
Free wall rupture...yes we can save them
Following a syncope event, a 72-y
brought to the ER, stable ... diseases, ECG showed ... pericardial effusion, CT ... the tear seen in Video ... repaired using felt strips