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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
Child 3-view ankle ... 0.0015 mSv 1/14th CXRs ... chest 0.02 mSv 1 CXRs ... scan 6.2 mSv 310 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
contour Carina angle ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
tolerance, and ankle ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
the costophrenic angle ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
and an obtuse angle ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial cysts are connected to the pericardium and usually contain clear fluid.
The majority of pericardial
cardiophrenic angle ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
the costophrenic angle ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Recognition of a pneumothorax depends on the volume of air in the pleural space and the
lateral costophrenic angle ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax