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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Ogheneochuko Ajari MB.BS, MS
Overview
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Radiation Injury from other Diseases
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | MRI | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
External Links
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Radiation accidents with multi-organ failure in the United States
- List of radiation accidents and other events causing radiation casualties
- The critical accident in Sarov, International Atomic Energy Agency
- The Center for Disease Control's fact sheet on Acute Radiation Syndrome
- Therac-25 computerized radiation therapy machine accidents
Consequences of external causes (T15-T35, T66-T98, 930-959, 990-995) | |
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| General external causes | Foreign body - Burn - Frostbite |
| Other external causes | Radiation poisoning - Hyperthermia - Hypothermia - Immersion foot - Chilblain
Aerosinusitis - Hypoxia - Barotrauma - Altitude sickness - Chronic mountain sickness - Decompression sickness - Asphyxia - Starvation maltreatment (Physical abuse, Sexual abuse, Psychological abuse) Motion sickness (Airsickness, Sea-sickness) Electric shock - Anaphylaxis - Angioedema Hypersensitivity (Allergy, Arthus reaction) |
| Certain early complications of trauma | embolism (Air, Fat) - Crush syndrome/Rhabdomyolysis - Compartment syndrome/Volkmann's contracture |
| Complications of surgical and medical care | Serum sickness - Malignant hyperthermia |
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