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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
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Comparison #Table #Risks
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... mSv 8 months Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Evaluation Algorithm ... Ask about: - Changes ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology ... Chest X-ray:
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
arrows) parasternal short ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... ejection ms and ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
radiation of life: A CT ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
thickening in the basal parts ... these non-specific CT ... probably would be pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
associated with a high risk ... Utility: • Syncope evaluation ... • Risk stratification ... #cardiology #differential ... #echocardiogram
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
vancomycin (if SSTI or port ... suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... interventional radiology ... renal failure, pulmonary