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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
50 CXRs Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Table #Risks #
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
a CT to rule out ... The diagnosis based ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening ... #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Hypertension on Chest ... CT • Main PA ... PHTN #ChestCT #CTChest ... #Radiology #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
- Extremity (hand ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
Cardiogenic Shock Forrester Classification Table and Mortality

- Warm & Dry (Forrester Class I)

- Warm & Wet
Classification Table ... and Mortality ... Classification #CHF ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Cardiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... the diagnosis in ... On the CT cavitation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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- Normal - No CSF ... effacement of CSF ... and sac deformity ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
Still useful for diagnosis ... of CHF with reasonable ... sensitivity and ... Hepatojugular #Reflux #PhysicalExam ... #VolumeStatus #Cardiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... mSv 8 months Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Radiology #differential ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT