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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 ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Disease - IBD Comparison ... Table Ulcerative ... Locality in the setting ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Table #UC
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... Cardiac enzymes, Head ... diagnosis #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table ... #comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Tomography (CT) — Head ... 1 day HEART ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
Spurling's sign: Tilting ... head back + laterally ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... signs #symptoms #pathophysiology
Replacement Heart Valves - Mechanical and Bioprosthetic
Mechanical Valves:
 • Ball and Cage Valves: Hufnagel Caged Ball
Replacement Heart ... Discontinued • Tilting ... #Replacement #Heart ... Bioprosthetic #comparison ... #table #thoracic
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... a) Ischemic heart ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - Structural heart ... surgery Stress Testing
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... high CVP, left heart ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... renal perfusion (Heart ... differential #diagnosis #table
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Blood carries heat ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... #Versus #MSK #JointDisease ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology