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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
2-view chest 0.02 ... Chest CT 3 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... redistribution applies to chest ... practice many chest ... In these cases comparison
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Chest ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Activate cath lab ... See thread for POCUS ... seen in 34% of cases ... Electrocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

50's male CAP on Day 4 Zpak but worsening-fever, congestion, cough. BP
BP stable. ... Cath plus sepsis ... Patient has chest ... No prior cath but ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
PLAX) 57yo M with chest ... negative ECG, CXR ... POCUS done prior ... Unfortunately, path ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
important finding on a chest ... The most common causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison