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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
dose in adults ... Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
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
Estimated Medical Radiation ... Doses for 5 Year-Old ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
EKG with Cerebral T Waves in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

ECG of a 45-year-old man who suddenly collapsed to
man who suddenly collapsed ... after 2 rounds of CPR ... These ECG changes ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... Hemorrhage #SAH #Cardiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Estimated dose - ... Natural background ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
doses associated ... doses of common ... exposure from natural ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... Nuclear #Stress #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... useful when limited radiation ... , e.g. in pregnancy ... to reduce total radiation ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
as a result of collapse ... lobe atelectasis does ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... MiddleLobe #Lobar #Collapse
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
dose for 2.7 years ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... gestations • Advanced maternal ... tachycardia on the electrocardiogram ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology