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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
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... mSv 765 CXRs Upper ... mSv 200 CXRs Chest ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation pattern ... massive fibrosis in upper ... consolidation #Clinical ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... #Comparison #Table
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation pattern ... perihilar and in upper ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Comparison #Table
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Miliary Pattern ... typical pneumonia pathogens ... PulmPEEPs #Miliary #Pattern ... pulmonary #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 3 years - Upper ... 6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
bilaterally in the upper ... Calcification (seen in CT ... typical eggshell pattern ... Fibrosis #Silicosis #clinical ... radiology #CXR #Chest
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... CT Lung Abscess ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Lung Abscess Pathogens
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
nodules Previous chest ... lesion has been stable ... with a benign pattern ... mm depends on clinical ... Management #Radiology #CTChest
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... Stable patients ... change CV risk Chest ... undergoing AAA or upper
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
The dominant pattern ... emphysema in the upper ... these non-specific CT ... and additional clinical ... #CTChest #RBILD