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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
years - Upper GI ... Study With Barium ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #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
PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
How much radiation ... dose - Days of background ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Phosphate Binders - Pros and Cons

Calcium carbonate (TumsTM) 
 - Most inexpensive, antacid properties useful for
inexpensive, less GI ... - Improved GI ... Low pill burden. ... Phosphate #Binders #Table ... #Comparison #Pharmacology
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
initial treatment algorithms ... to nonocclusive low ... flow states • ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... differences #diagnosis #table
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
rhinorrhea) <20% • GI ... in 32% (single study ... usually normal or low ... normal, can be low ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... TESTS REQUIRED, "LOW ... Performance of low-risk ... #Comparison #Table
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
procedures and how ... compares to the background ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
Algorithm for the management of patients presenting with acute Lower GI Bleed
High-risk patients
Multiple high-risk clinical features.a
Algorithm for the ... with acute Lower GI ... Low-risk patients ... hernodynamically stable ... GIBleed #LGIB #Algorithm