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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
in adults with background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
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
0.0015 mSv 1/14th CXRs ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
radiation Natural ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
vasculature - Egg-on-a-string ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
– right heart border ... Lingula – left heart border ... Silhouette #Sign #ChestXRay ... #CXR #diagnosis ... #radiology #localization
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Comparison
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
and scaling on background ... and pruritus (e.g ... telangiectatic border ... overlying skin with lateral ... #differential #diagnosis
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... frequency (e.g. ... with a negative diagnostic ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... gestations • Advanced maternal ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology ... #OBGyn #Diagnosis