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SCARLET FEVER - Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis

#PatientInfo #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #Pediatrics #ScarletFever #Overview
TessaRDavis #PatientInfo ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Peds #Pediatrics #ScarletFever
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
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
50 CXRs Head CT ... 200 CXRs Chest CT ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Radiation Dose #PatientInfo ... Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Stress
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... Computed Tomography (CT ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
KUB - Good far ... Non-contrast CT ... abdominal pain: diagnoses ... retroperitoneal disease CT-KUB ... urinary tract: diagnostic
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
mSv 1 day Head CT ... months Chest CT ... mSv 4-11 years CT ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
pneumoniae, proteus Diagnosis ... is needed for diagnosis ... , specifically CT ... P May consider KUB ... Emphysematous #Cystitis #diagnosis
Sensitivity and Specificity of KUB compared to CT for Bowel Obstruction, Urolithiasis, Appendicitis, Pyelonephritis, Pancreatitis, Diverticulitis
Comparison
Specificity of KUB ... compared to CT ... and Abdominal CT ... pubmed/12355000 #KUB ... Accuracy #Testing #Diagnosis