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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 ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... years - Upper GI Study ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... consider better imaging—from ... Care UltraSound (POCUS ... ) to CT or MRI. ... Diagnosis #Radiology #ChestXRay
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
the low resource setting ... , where skull pocus ... transfer for costly study ... Making PECARN work ... Peds #Pediatrics #Clinical
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
months Chest CT ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
Giant AAA on POCUS

Elderly pt with abd/back pain. Stable. Has pulsatile mass on exam spans 12
Giant AAA on POCUS ... No PMH or prior imaging ... CT Correlate: https ... #Giant #POCUS # ... clinical #ultrasound
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... 74, JVP 15 cm ASA ... expiration not meeting ... shudder by M‐mode imaging ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
You may think this a dissection but it's actually an aortic aneurysm filled with thrombus, "with
, "with holes" making ... CT Confirmed. ... The Netherlands #Clinical ... #POCUS #AAA #AbdominalAorticAneurysm
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Imaging Patterns ... circulation: MCA ACA ... thrombosis Testing ... : • Imaging: White ... 58 mg/dL in one study
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm ... ferritin, TSH, RF, ANA ... lower extremities, CT ... Order 18FDG-PET/CT ... scan imaging (if