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

Estimated dose - Days
dose - Days of background ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
the low resource setting ... transfer for costly study ... Making PECARN work
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Mechanism Decreased GI ... hypomagnesemia Excessive GI ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes #Workup
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Modalities for Workup ... of GI Bleed (Other ... perform prolonged imaging ... MatthewHoMD #GI ... #imaging #modalities
Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) - First Oral GLP-1 Agonist
Dosing:
3 mg daily x 30 days, then 7 mg
Otherwise, it works ... starting dose before getting ... drug to remain stable ... known to have GI