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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation dose ... effective radiation dose ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT ... 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
Medical Radiation Doses ... for 5 Year-Old ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Medical Imaging - Radiation Dose
#PatientInfo #Radiology #Procedures #Imaging #Radiation #Doses #ChestXRay #CT #Nuclear #Stress #Comparison #Table
Imaging - Radiation Dose ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #Radiation #Doses ... #ChestXRay #CT ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
Low benefit, low risk ... Gastric lavage - Risks ... Peritoneal lavage - Risks ... Thoracic lavage - Risks ... #Hypothermia #management
IBD Colonoscopy Surveillance - BSG Guidelines 2019
High Risk - 1 Year
 •  Extensive colitis AND
IBD Colonoscopy ... Guidelines 2019 High Risk ... 50 Intermediate Risk ... aged > 50 Low Risk ... BSG #Guidelines #management
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... diagnosis: 70 years old ... diagnosis and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... acute leukemia Management
NSAID Selectivity Spectrum
COX-2 Selective NSAID - Celecoxib
 • Increased risk for CV events
 • Decreased risk
Celecoxib • Increased risk ... events • Decreased risk ... at increased CV risk ... Cardioprotective at low doses ... #pharmacology #management
Management of Low Risk (Mild Severity) Crohns Disease 
Asymptomatic or Incidentally Discovered on Endoscopy 
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Management of Low ... Risk (Mild Severity ... • Any high-risk ... efficacy on low dose ... treat as high risk
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
submassive PE (risk ... 50mg IV) - 2% risk ... of ICH and 6% risk ... who are higher risk ... Treatment #AcutePE #Management
Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
Crohn's Disease - IBD ... fistula • ↑ risk ... has carcinoma risk ... #IBDAlgorithm #IBD ... gastroenterology #management