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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
in adults with background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... 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
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... - Risk Stratification ... on scores and clinical ... class (30-day all cause ... Hemodynamics (Stable
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... dose - Days of background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... Change in clinical ... Stable patients
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... hypertension and no other risk ... Stage 2 hypertension ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl • Risk ... factors: Critical ... without other cause ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... during Delivery • Stable ... support for patients clinically ... diagnosis #management #cardiology