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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 ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CT ... #Nuclear #Stress ... #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 ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
Care UltraSound (POCUS ... considerations for high-risk ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Streptococcus Bacteremia - Indications for Echocardiogram
1) Identify the streptococci:
  - Low-risk streptococci: S. intermedius, S.
- Very high-risk ... 3) Does the patient ... #Strep #Streptococcus ... Echocardiogram #TTE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #algorithm
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... CT #Comparison #Table ... #Risks
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... to determine if stress ... one post op Cardiology ... , preoperative stress ... stratification #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... to, your vision does ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest