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Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
is typical of pericardial ... associated w/ constrictive ... 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
Radiation Dose to ... years CHEST - ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #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
Year-Old Child 3- ... mSv 1/14th CXRs 2- ... view chest 0.02 ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... X-ray 0.01 mSv ... 1 day Head CT 2 ... CT 3 mSv 12 months ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
following a low-dose ... • 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
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... incontinence - High-dose ... 200–300 mL/h) 2. ... 10; 2–4 days after
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
age 50-70 y/o • 2/ ... destruction of the bone cortex ... • 18F-FDG PET/CT ... Diagnostic Evaluation ... RT): Radiation doses