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Home Acute Respiratory Illness in Immunocompetent Patients
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
Pneumonia, effusion or abscess suspected on radiography 3148168
CT chest with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
CT chest without IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
MRI chest without and with IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
MRI chest without IV contrast
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
CT chest without and with IV contrast
1-10 mSv
☢☢☢ 		3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢ 		Usually not appropriate