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Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
XRay Case #1: This ... is typical of pericardial ... Case #2: The "tubular ... Case #3: This is ... #XRay #CXR #radiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
years CHEST - ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table
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 0.02 mSv ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
criteria: (1) ... pericarditic chest ... pain (2) pericardial ... imaging technique (CT ... #criteria #cardiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
X-ray 0.01 mSv ... 1 day Head CT 2 ... CT 3 mSv 12 months ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
or 3° heartblock ... Dobutamine) - Beta 1 ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... • The adrenal cortex ... ACTH levels 3) ... is suspected: chest ... x-ray and/or CT
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not ... stratification #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
ankle swelling. 2. ... satiety, bendopnea. 3. ... Chest x-ray: signs ... CXR congestion. 2. ... #management #cardiology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
B symptoms in 1/ ... 3 of patients ... • Chest X-ray ... physical exam, CT ... XR - ABVD x 2