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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 ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT
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
Estimated Medical Radiation ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
Imaging options ... /Q scanning or CT-PA ... fetal dose of radiation ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Adults from Common Imaging ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... 50mOsm/kg, Consider CT ... colonoscopy), Abdominal imaging ... (CT, ultrasound ... #evaluation
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
cardiovascular imaging ... to the average background ... CT indicates computed ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... #CT #Angiography
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... - Small bowel imaging ... with barium, CT ... #workup #diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
echocardiogram to workup ... 50% respiratory variation ... expiration not meeting ... shudder by M‐mode imaging ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
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Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
3x ULN 3) Imaging ... findings Workup ... 1000 mg/dL) • Imaging ... : US (biliary evaluation ... , gallstones), CT