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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Chest ... 6 months - Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation
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
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... 200 CXRs Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
radiation Natural ... background 3 mSv ... 4 days Chest ... X-ray 0.01 mSv 1 ... 8 months Chest
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
Tenderness to lateral ... > MCL), coronoid ... recommendations MH/CCF ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Overlay Sign on Chest ... This was later proven ... Overlay #Sign #Chest ... #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Fractures (medial/lateral ... > MCL), brachial ... recommendations MH/CCF ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
in 70% of cases ... of CHF. ... seen on a supine chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal chest ... x-ray (left) and ... CHF stage II with ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology
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 ... 81% for acute HF ... alveolar edema, bilateral ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... symptoms are not caused ... • Natural history ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... anterior/posterior MSK