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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
Imaging options ... pregnant women The radiation ... fetal dose of radiation ... performing definitive imaging ... Pregnancy #Workup #Imaging
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation ... comparisons of effective radiation ... with background radiation ... Radiology #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Imaging Modalities ... useful when limited radiation ... to reduce total radiation ... ureteroscopy - Imaging ... therapeutic #Imaging
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Adults from Common Imaging ... 1 year MEN’S IMAGING ... Radiology #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging
Age Related Physiologic Changes and Anesthesia Implications

 - Mark Harris, MD MPH @ https://twitter.com/MarkHarrisMD

#Geriatrics #Aging #Anesthesia
#Geriatrics #Aging ... #Anesthesia #Pathophysiology
Feedback Loop: Prolactin (PRL)
 • PRL levels exhibit diurnal, menstrual, and age-related variation
 • TRH has
and age-related variation ... endocrinology #pathophysiology
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
• TANK: IVC variation ... diagnosis #Ultrasound #pocus
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
and TR Murmurs Imaging ... Cancer-Related (i.e., Radiation ... MYH7, MYBPC3), Radiation
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
50% respiratory variation ... shudder by M‐mode imaging ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
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 ... Radiology #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging