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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
50 CXRs Head CT ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
dose - Days of background ... radiation Natural background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormal CXR / CT ... Abnormal CXR / CT ... #Differential #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
years - Upper GI Study ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... refer + order CT ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
weeks apart): Cough ... symptomatology Differential ... Disease-specific testing ... resolution chest CT ... Renal #Syndrome #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Symptoms: • Chronic cough ... chronic hypoxia • Wasting ... high-resolution chest CT ... the airway • Treating ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
dyspnea, productive cough ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... seen • Chest CT ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
haemophilum • Tropical setting ... Hepatosplenomegaly - Lung - Cough ... percent), • Cough ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential