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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... several radiological procedures ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... #Table #Risks
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Dose #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Procedures ... #CT #Nuclear #Stress ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
/Q scanning or CT-PA ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Imaging #Comparison
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
#Imaging #Procedures ... #Radiation #Doses ... #CT #Angiography ... Nuclear #Stress #Comparison ... #Risks
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
with a variety of procedures ... dose from a procedure ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... - Endoscopic procedures ... #diagnosis
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
, IVF invasive procedures ... already noted the risk ... 500 mL in a 70 kg ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... during clinical evaluations
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
• 18F-FDG PET/CT ... Evaluation? ... (RT): Radiation ... doses of 40 Gy ... #Workup #Hematology