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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Examinations ABDOMINAL ... ) — Lung Cancer ... Angiography (CTA) 12 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
Mycoses

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

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Intrathoracic - Intraabdominal ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
chest; CT abdomen ... if abdominal pain ... > 4 days → add fungal ... incontinence - High-dose ... renal failure, pulmonary
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 ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary