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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Examinations ABDOMINAL ... Tomography (CT) — Lung ... Angiography (CTA) 12 ... Background #Radiation #Doses
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Does the patient ... Does the patient ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal
Aortic Dissection Flap on Abdominal POCUS

Older patient found-aphasia, left sided weakness. Last known well 90min ago.
Dissection Flap on Abdominal ... POCUS Older ... STROKE.Grabbing chest ... POCUS done. ... #Flap #Long #Sagittal
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... mSv 8 months Chest ... CT 3 mSv 12 months ... Abdominal CT ... Background #Radiation #Doses
Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

A young male presents with acute onset right sided chest pain and shortness
Pneumothorax on Lung ... POCUS A young ... onset right sided chest ... intercostal mm does ... #POCUS #Sliding
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... for absence of lung ... consolidation that does ... from the anterior chest ... sliding #pneumonia #POCUS
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
Abdominal Compartment ... (IAH) is IAP (>12 ... CO) and impedes lung ... Chronic (due to long ... POCUS) and function
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... to, your vision does ... particularly ribs 9-12 ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
duration is 6 to 12 ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... tissue • High-dose ... fumigatus, A. flavus ... change in the lungs