Acute radiation syndrome: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Also called radiation poisoning, radiation toxicity, or radiation sickness. | |||
*Acute illness caused by exposure to high doses (at least 0.7 Gy or 70 rads) of ionizing radiation over a short period of time. | |||
**1 Gray (Gy) = 100 rads | |||
==Clinical Features== | |||
===Bone Marrow Syndrome=== | |||
===Gastrointestinal (GI) Syndrome=== | |||
===Cardiovascular (CV)/Central Nervous System (CNS) Syndrome=== | |||
==Clinical Course== | |||
*ARS typically progresses through 4 stages of dsease | |||
===Prodromal Stage=== | |||
===Latent Stage=== | |||
===Manifest Illness Stage=== | |||
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==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
*Clinical diagnosis, based on history and physical. | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Radiation exposure (clinical)]] | |||
*[[Radiation exposure (disaster)]] | |||
*[[Disaster medicine]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:53, 11 July 2015
Background
- Also called radiation poisoning, radiation toxicity, or radiation sickness.
- Acute illness caused by exposure to high doses (at least 0.7 Gy or 70 rads) of ionizing radiation over a short period of time.
- 1 Gray (Gy) = 100 rads
Clinical Features
Bone Marrow Syndrome
Gastrointestinal (GI) Syndrome
Cardiovascular (CV)/Central Nervous System (CNS) Syndrome
Clinical Course
- ARS typically progresses through 4 stages of dsease
Prodromal Stage
Latent Stage
Manifest Illness Stage
Recovery or Death
Diagnosis
- Clinical diagnosis, based on history and physical.
Differential Diagnosis
Treatment
Disposition
- Admit