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Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
chest 0.02 mSv ... 1 CXRs Anteroposterior ... and lateral abdomen ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
X-ray 0.005 mSv 1 ... Scoring 3 mSv 1 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Diagnosis 1. ... Small secundum ASD ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus ... #bubble
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
venous origin of CE material ... Presence of embolic risk ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... X-ray 0.01 mSv 1 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Comparison #Table #Risks
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... , and later (after ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
/50 Rule (part 1) ... and second ribs.1 ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... Risk Factors: • ... , selenium) Differential ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology