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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... years - Upper GI Study ... 1 year MEN’S IMAGING ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... 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
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 ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Risks #Testing #Study
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
Associated Hematoma on POCUS ... 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
mSv 1 day Head CT ... months Chest CT ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... Risks #Testing #Study
Adrenal Metastases on Renal POCUS
Pt complains of right flank pain, n/v. States feels like prior kidney
Metastases on Renal POCUS ... Further imaging ... Ultimately had CT ... #mass #Renal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Lens Dislocation on Ocular POCUS
One of my favorite POCUS diagnoses! Recent study showed POCUS was 99%
of my favorite POCUS ... Recent study showed ... POCUS was 99% spec ... Prats @PratsEM Amazing ... #clinical #ophthalmology
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
This POCUS finding ... pneumonia on CXR/CT ... imaging. ... sign #pneumonia #clinical
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
Fournier's Gangrene on Scrotal POCUS
An unfortunate patient presented to the ED with a painful, red, swollen
Gangrene on Scrotal POCUS ... #POCUS shows thickened ... Even if gas is clinically ... suspected, some imaging ... risky trip to CT