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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
Medical Radiation Doses ... Year-Old Child 3- ... mSv 1/14th CXRs 2- ... view chest 0.02 ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... Natural background 3 ... X-ray 0.01 mSv ... 1 day Head CT 2 ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
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
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. ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
following a low-dose ... serum cortisol Imaging ... • The adrenal cortex ... ACTH levels 3) ... is suspected: chest
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

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