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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
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
Medical Radiation Doses ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Tachycardia - Wide vs Narrow Complex, Regular vs Irregular rhythm table

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG #ECG #WideComplex #Narrow
Irregular rhythm table ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Tachycardia #Irregular #Table ... #Comparison #Differential
Pharmacology of diuretics

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

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Action, Maximum Dose ... #Pharmacology #Comparison ... #Table #HalfLife ... Thiazide #CHF #Cardiology
Table of Weight-Loss Medications approved by the FDA for the long-term treatment of Obesity

Mechanism of Action,
Table of Weight-Loss ... the long-term treatment ... Mechanism of Action, Dose ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Comparison
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... #Cyanosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Central #Cardiology ... #Causes #Table ... #Comparison
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
The table lists ... the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Differential
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
The radiation dose ... teratogenic fetal dose ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... Workup #Imaging #Comparison ... #Table #Pregnant
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... with the distal radius ... with the distal radius ... capitate "apple" does ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Repeat 12-milligram dose ... underlying cause #Stable ... #Tachycardia #Treatment ... #management #cardiology