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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years BONE ... S IMAGING - Bone ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
posterior) and bone ... control • Splint: Sling ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Elbow #Radiology #XRay ... #MSK
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
view chest 0.02 mSv ... 99m radionuclide bone ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
fracture (10%), bony ... reduction • Splint: Sling-and-swath ... Anterior #Radiology #XRay ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
Radius Fracture on POCUS
Great example of the use of POCUS to diagnose a fracture of a
of the use of POCUS ... fracture of a long bone ... Could also do X-ray ... #clinical #bone ... #msk #orthopedics
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How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
days Chest X-ray ... Head CT 2 mSv 8 ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... CPAP if they have one ... HgbA1c - if not done ... risk Chest X-ray