23 results
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 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Differentiating Pacemaker vs ICD on Chest XRay
 - Single Chamber PPM
 - Single Chamber ICD
 -
ICD #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Radiology #comparison ... #clinical #cardiology
Distinguishing Between Benign Early repolarization vs STEMI on EKG
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG #EKG #Repolarization #STEMI #Comparison #Table
EKG #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Repolarization #STEMI #Comparison ... #Table #ALiEM
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Coins on Chest XRay - Trachea vs Esophagus

Coins in the sagittal plane on X-ray are more
Peds #Pediatrics #CXR ... #Radiology #Comparison
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
#Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
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
Comparison of Syncope Rules 

#EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology #Comparison #Table #Syncope #Rules #SanFrancisco #OESIL #Boston #Rose #ALiEM
Comparison of Syncope ... EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #Boston #Rose #ALiEM
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