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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 ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
this patient have pneumonia ... evidence of a chest ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Right Middle Lobe Collapse on Chest XRay 
An octogenarian with prior strokes, dementia, and diabetes reports
Right Middle Lobe Collapse ... on Chest XRay ... #MiddleLobe #Collapse ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Lateral #Pulmonary
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 ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... chest scan), CBC ... Blood and sputum cx
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Miliary Pattern - Chest ... rarely typical pneumonia ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
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 ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Overlay Sign on Chest ... contact with the pulmonary ... This was later proven ... to be an anterior ... clinical #radiology #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... 0.001 mSv 3 hours NUCLEAR ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
background radiation Natural ... 0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison