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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
1 CXRs Anteroposterior ... Chest CT 3 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
on Chest XRay Case ... #1: This appearance ... is typical of pericardial ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #radiology #cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
four defects - 1. ... boot shaped heart ... #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #radiology #peds ... #pediatrics #cardiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... 1 day Head CT 2 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
HEART - Coronary ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
4 Chamber (A4C) ... presents with 1 ... on CXR. ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4C
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... laterally displaced apical ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... decompression SVC ... interventional radiology ... immediate treatment 1.