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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #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 ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
that the vein does ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT ... Noncompressible #ALiEM
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
Care UltraSound (POCUS ... considerations for high-risk ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... capitate "apple" does ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Does the patient ... specific questions to ask ... one post op Cardiology ... Chest X-ray: ... stratification #diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
symptoms may include chest ... pre-existing history or risk ... ❺ If ischaemia does ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison ... #Table #Risks