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

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Estimated dose - ... Days of background ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Table #Risks #Testing
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
or ‘hypoechoic’ background ... a hyperechoic background ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK #POCUS ... Atlas #Clinical #Radiology
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
Effective radiation doses ... effective radiation doses ... to the average background ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... #Radiology #Cardiac
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
that the vein does ... Diagnosis #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT
PCI Stent Coronary Abscess - Infective Pseudoaneurysm on Echocardiogram

PCI Stent Coronary Abscess - Infective Pseudoaneurysm after
Pseudoaneurysm after stenting ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
de Pointes • "Twisting ... Originates from single focus ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
indication for getting ... Does the patient ... #hypertension #cardiology