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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... (IVP) 3 mSv 1 year ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
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
Medical Radiation Doses ... for 5 Year-Old ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
XRay 70+ year ... and a 15 pack year ... Cavitary #CXR #ChestXRay ... #Clinical #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #AirFluidLevel
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Estimated dose - ... background 3 mSv/year ... X-ray 0.01 mSv ... #Imaging #ChestXRay
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
x-ray Findings in ... Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... insertion - Bronchial tear ... viscus #cxr #chestxray ... diagnosis #signs #radiology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
fibrotic lung disease caused ... Calcification (seen in CT ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary
Pulmonary Barotrauma in a Free Diver - Chest XRay

A 24-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department
Pulmonary Barotrauma ... a Free Diver - Chest ... XRay A 24-year-old ... #Diving #CXR #ChestXRay ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... echo in the last year ... days before Pulmonary ... X-ray: • Not
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
chest; CT abdomen ... Treat underlying cause ... incontinence - High-dose ... interventional radiology ... renal failure, pulmonary
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
A 39-year-old ... to, your vision does ... wall, a chest x-ray ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest