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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Chest 7 mSv ... 3 hours NUCLEAR ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... or MRI. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
Arteries (TGA) on Chest ... XRay - Oval Shaped ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR #ChestXRay ... #Radiology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical
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
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
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 ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
: EKG ($), ECHO ... ($$), Nuclear SPECT ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Dextrocardia on Chest XRay Imaging

See corresponding EKG: https://www.grepmed.com/images/4980

- Mark Ramzy DO, EMT-P https://twitter.com/MRamzyDO

#Situs #Inversus #ChestXRay #CXR
XRay Imaging ... corresponding EKG ... Situs #Inversus #ChestXRay ... #CXR #Radiology ... #Clinical #Dextrocardia
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... anterior wall MI ... period without chest ... Serial EKGS in pts ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... ON THE X-RAY! ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... intolerance • Chest ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... #Management #Cardiology