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Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
Aortic Stenosis ... The cut-offs for grading ... can be found in table ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Aortic #Stenosis
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... as follows: aortic ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Aortic #Stenosis
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
Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
(IVP) 3 mSv 1 year ... Scoring 3 mSv 1 year ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Oral sodium loading ... Hyperthyroidism • Aortic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Screening #Workup #table
Aortic Coarctation on Chest CT
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
Aortic Coarctation ... on Chest CT 10 ... coarctation with near ... HG of systolic gradient ... coarctation #ChestCT #cardiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... background 3 mSv/year ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
echo in the last year ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... stratification #diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... heart is pounding, racing ... disease (e.g., aortic ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
is an intimal tear ... Diagnosis is usually ... made by a CT scan ... The diagnosis can ... #radiology #aorta