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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
#Doses #Imaging ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #Peds ... #Pediatrics
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
#Doses #Imaging ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Higher risk for ... Higher risk for ... ortho treatment ... opposite limb XR for comparison ... #Peds #Orthopedics
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Adults from Common Imaging ... Radiology #Background #Radiation ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
inflammatory response Risk ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... Nonspecific findings Imaging ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... drug failure • Risk
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... infection • Imaging ... inflammatory response Risk ... • Metabolic syndrome ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Risk factors 3. ... Imaging Patterns ... Testing: • Imaging ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
Sunburns and risk ... Geller AC, Heneghan MK ... Sun exposure and risk ... Mechanisms and treatments ... sure to check out
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
the FDA) shows radiation ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... #Doses #Imaging ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... thiamine, and watch out ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... diabetic as you risk ... algorithm #management #treatment