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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 ... CT 4 mSv 200 CXRs ... CT 5 mSv 250 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Pyelogram (IVP) 3 mSv 1 ... X-ray 0.005 mSv 1 ... Scoring 3 mSv 1 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Pattern - Chest Radiology ... scattered, small (1 ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
criteria: (1) ... inflammation by an imaging ... technique (CT. ... CMR). ... diagnosis #criteria #cardiology
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
PPFE) on Chest CT ... Typical imaging ... PPFE #ChestCT #radiology ... #clinical #pulmonary ... #CXR
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... background 3 mSv/year 1 ... X-ray 0.01 mSv 1 ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Egophony (May appear 1- ... 100,000/μl) Imaging ... radiograph or CT ... Yield of blood CX ... Management #treatment #Pulmonary
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... 1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... stretched PFO or ASD ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... bronchial vascular bundle ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
re-exams (normal CXR ... She is sent to CT ... FASTs and repeat imaging ... retroperitoneal) 1. ... and seek further imaging