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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
Anteroposterior and lateral ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... oxygenation in pneumonia
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 ... seen • Chest CT ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... without contrast material ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
background radiation Natural ... months Chest CT ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
On a normal lateral ... One should be able ... all the way to anterior ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #RLL
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... radiograph or CT ... Yield of blood CX ... cultures/nasal PCR ... #treatment #Pulmonary
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 ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... papules, nodules; anterior