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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation ... Following are comparisons ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
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 ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
pregnant women The radiation ... /Q scanning or CT-PA ... fetal dose of radiation ... Workup #Imaging #Comparison ... #Table #Pregnant
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Radiology #Background #Radiation ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... enzymes, Head CT ... diagnosis #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table ... #comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
How much radiation ... of background radiation ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Medical Imaging - Radiation ... Procedures #Imaging #Radiation ... Doses #ChestXRay #CT ... Nuclear #Stress #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... 85% of predicted value ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
than the normal volume-based ... algorithm Urine ... poor response to volume ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... differential #diagnosis #table
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
useful when limited radiation ... to reduce total radiation ... Non-contrast CT ... obstruction - Able ... MRI - Limited value