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Home Intensive Care Unit Patients
Variants
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
ICU patient, newly admitted, initial imaging 3084051
Radiography chest portable
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
ICU patient, stable, no change in clinical status, initial imaging 3084055
Radiography chest portable
<0.1 mSv
☢
May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
ICU patient, worsening clinical condition, initial imaging 3084050
Radiography chest portable
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
ICU patient, ET tube placement, follow up imaging 3194031
Radiography chest portable
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
ICU patient, chest tube placement, follow up imaging 3194033
Radiography chest portable
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
ICU patient, pulmonary artery catheter placement, follow up imaging 3194035
Radiography chest portable
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
ICU patient, central venous catheter placement, follow up imaging 3194034
Radiography chest portable
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
ICU patient, nasogastric tube placement, follow up imaging 3194032
Radiography chest portable
<0.1 mSv
☢
Usually appropriate
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
Scenario Scenario ID Procedure Adult RRL Peds RRL Appropriateness Category
ICU patient, mediastinal tube removal, follow up imaging 3194049
Radiography chest portable
<0.1 mSv
☢
May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
ICU patient, chest tube removal, follow up imaging 3194048
Radiography chest portable
<0.1 mSv
☢
May be appropriate
(Disagreement)
US chest
0 mSv
O 		0 mSv [ped]
O 		Usually not appropriate
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