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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
0.0015 mSv 1/14th CXRs ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Tomography (CT) — Lung ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... A more practical ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... shows a small, stable ... residual lesion or is clear
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... gallop rhythm), and laterally ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... → no signs of CXR
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
upper lobes of the lung ... soft tissue and more ... radiolucent lung ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... background radiation Natural ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
On a normal lateral ... One should be able ... bordered by the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
In the lung the ... In a later stage ... infarcts become more ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #GPA #Wegeners
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
a potentially more ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary