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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
and Pelvis 10 mSv ... - Intravenous Pyelogram ... 3 hours NUCLEAR ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear
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
view ankle 0.0015 mSv ... view chest 0.02 mSv ... cystogram 0.18 mSv ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
dose - Days of background ... radiation Natural background ... 3 mSv/year 1 day ... PatientInfo #Radiology #Background ... ChestXRay #CXR #CT #Nuclear
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
or ‘hypoechoic’ background ... a hyperechoic background ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas #
Lipohemarthrosis on Elbow POCUS

Use POCUS when the elbow joint effusion is unclear on X-Ray.

Dr. Mohammed Alshamsi
Lipohemarthrosis on Elbow POCUS ... Use POCUS when ... joint effusion is unclear ... Lipohemarthrosis #Elbow #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Subacromial Bursitis on POCUS

Chronic shoulder pain -> #POCUS shows fluid in subacromial bursa, Dx subacromial bursitis
Very
Subacromial Bursitis on POCUS ... shoulder pain -> #POCUS ... bursitis Very clear ... Subacromial #Bursitis #POCUS ... clinical #shoulder #MSK
5th Metatarsal Fracture on POCUS

A patient presents with toe pain. Which of the following should be
Metatarsal Fracture on POCUS ... prettiest, but clear ... Metatarsal #Fracture #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK