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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
view chest 0.02 ... and lateral abdomen ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
right side of the chest ... pericardial fat or effusion ... anteroinferior side on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... radiation Natural ... background 3 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
- Innumerable, bilateral ... - Pleural effusion ... #TB #Patterns #chest ... xray #clinical #radiology ... #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... 6 months - Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
On a lateral image ... seen on a supine chest ... evident on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
Sagittal View POCUS ... a pericardial effusion ... With chest and belly ... The radiology resident ... Elias Jaffa MD MS
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... Chest x-ray: signs ... pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
PLAX) 57yo M with chest ... negative ECG, CXR ... POCUS done prior ... well, then 4mo later ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
left anterior and lateral ... This post will focus ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest