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- Title:
- Through the looking glass (DFTB) (Web blog, 5 mins)
- Description:
- Evaluation of a systematic review and meta-analysis on the clinical indicators to suggest ordering a chest x-ray in patients with suspected bronchiolitis to evaluate for alternative diagnoses. This review suggests that chest x-rays should not be ordered on children with clinically obvious bronchiolitis, in line with the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle of radioprotection. (Web blog, 5 mins)
- Hierarchy:
- Respiratory Surge in Children > 2. The care and management of the child with Respiratory Illness > Ward based/Level 1 > Through the looking glass (DFTB) (Web blog, 5 mins)
- Created:
- 13 Aug 2021
- Last Major Update:
- 13 Aug 2021
- Keywords:
- bronchiolitis, pneumonia, evidence, respiratory, X-ray
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- Title:
- Through the looking glass (DFTB) (Web blog, 5 mins)
- Description:
- Evaluation of a systematic review and meta-analysis on the clinical indicators to suggest ordering a chest x-ray in patients with suspected bronchiolitis to evaluate for alternative diagnoses. This review suggests that chest x-rays should not be ordered on children with clinically obvious bronchiolitis, in line with the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle of radioprotection. (Web blog, 5 mins)
- Hierarchy:
- Respiratory Surge in Children > 2. The care and management of the child with Respiratory Illness > Ward based/Level 1 > Through the looking glass (DFTB) (Web blog, 5 mins)
- Created:
- 13 Aug 2021
- Last Major Update:
- 13 Aug 2021
- Keywords:
- bronchiolitis, pneumonia, evidence, respiratory, X-ray