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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #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
#Radiology #Background ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
#Radiology #Background ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
0.005 mSv 1 day HEART ... #Radiology #Background ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
used in the ED setting ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART ... Stratification #ChestPain
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cardiac output. ... are typically able ... and the Troponin rises ... patient before making ... echocardiogram #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cardiac output. ... are typically able ... and the Troponin rises ... patient before making ... #diagnosis #management
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
patient has a HEART ... for provocative testing ... and HEART Score ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain