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Home Ingested or Aspirated Foreign Body-Child

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Aspirated foreign body suspected, radiography negative, next imaging study

3199543

CT chest without IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually appropriate

Radiography chest decubitus view

<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢

Usually not appropriate

Fluoroscopy single contrast esophagram

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

Fluoroscopy upper GI series

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

0.3-3 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT chest with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate

CT chest without and with IV contrast

1-10 mSv
☢☢☢

3-10 mSv [ped]
☢☢☢☢

Usually not appropriate