Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading

Cervical Central Canal Stenosis Grading
 - Normal - No
Cervical Central ... Cervical Central ... Canal Stenosis Grading ... Spine #Report #Classification ... Diagnosis #Radiology #MSK
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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Lumbar Central Canal ... Stenosis Grading ... Spine #Report #Grading ... #Classification ... Diagnosis #Radiology #MSK
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
Lumbar Central Canal ... Stenosis Grading ... #Classification ... #Central #Foraminal ... Diagnosis #Radiology #MSK
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) β€” Abdomen and
3 hours CENTRAL ... 10 days DENTAL ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #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
view chest 0.02 mSv ... cystogram 0.18 mSv ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
dose - Days of background ... radiation Natural background ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Low Grade - Slow growing ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #differential #algorithm
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 β€’ Sympathomimetic -
rhabdomyolysis, altered mental ... , NE, DA, 5HT) leading ... Hyperthermic #Toxidromes #comparison ... #table #diagnosis
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
balanced, nutritious Table ... EEN (Exclusive Enteral ... - Exclusion of grains ... IBD #Nutrition #comparison ... #table #management