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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
and lateral abdomen ... 200 CXRs Chest ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
- Chest X-Ray ... segments to be pushed anteriorly ... LUL and the aorta ... #radiology #Chest ... #XRay #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Chest 7 mSv ... 0.001 mSv 3 hours NUCLEAR ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
confirmed on the lateral ... when you go from anterior ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
background radiation Natural ... mSv 8 months Chest ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... if there is no clear ... Management ● Early
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 ... CT Lung Abscess ... residual lesion or is clear
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet ... influenza) • CFR ... symptoms Imaging • CXR ... opacities • CT ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial cysts are connected to the pericardium and usually contain clear fluid.
The majority of pericardial
usually contain clear ... cysts arise in the anterior ... On the chest x-ray ... On CT however there ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... papules, nodules; anterior ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management