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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
Doses for 5 Year-Old ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
dose required for ... /Q scanning or CT-PA ... teratogenic fetal dose ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup ... #Imaging #Comparison
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... and Evaluation: ... enzymes, Head CT ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... Effectiveness #table #comparison
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Ova and Parasite evaluation ... medications *Reduce dose ... #Diarrhea #Workup
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
, Cancer/Mets, Radiation ... Imaging findings Workup ... Imaging: US (biliary evaluation ... , gallstones), CT ... consider pain-dose
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... serologic marker for evaluating ... pts need further testing ... test however, does ... gastroenterology #workup
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Pathophysiology Why does ... later, another study ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... that up to 30% of variations ... during clinical evaluations
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
• 18F-FDG PET/CT ... Diagnostic Evaluation ... (RT): Radiation ... doses of 40 Gy ... Oncology #Diagnosis #Workup