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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Lung Cancer ... 0.005 mSv 1 day HEART ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
consider better imaging—from ... Care UltraSound (POCUS ... ) to CT or MRI. ... considerations for high-risk ... #Limitations #Comparison
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
- Table of Cardiac ... Views and Windows ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
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
Anteroposterior and ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Cardiac Event Monitors
 • Holter Monitor - Records every heart beat for 24-48 hours
 • Loop/Event
Cardiac Event Monitors ... patient places on chest ... Loop recorder - Long ... #cardiology #telemetry ... #devices #comparison
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
Major Adverse Cardiac ... the ED to help focus ... free of charge), making ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
CT indicates computed ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... Radiation #Doses #CT ... Nuclear #Stress #Comparison ... #Risks
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... Chest X-ray: ... /lung issues • ... postoperative cardiac
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Food products Risk ... /Other RGM • Cardiac ... - Cough and lung ... Clinical (Symptoms, Imaging ... , high res CT)