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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
2-view chest 0.02 ... 200 CXRs Chest ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Estimated dose - ... 0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... The chest film shows ... #CXR #CTChest #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... 6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Venn Diagram - Does ... evidence of a chest ... ., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... production, pleuritic chest ... pain) and signs
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... periphery of the lung ... confirmed with chest ... CT angiography. ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... Evaluation - Chest ... X-ray and lung ... (exclude other lung ... monitoring (vital signs
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... symptoms may include chest ... ❺ If ischaemia does ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
pain as non-radiating ... Vital signs: BP ... x-ray (CXR), try ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary