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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
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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
Medical Radiation Doses ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Comparison #Table
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
X-ray limitations ... consider better imaging—from ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
Figure 2. - Effective radiation doses associated with common cardiovascular imaging tests. The average effective radiation
Effective radiation doses ... cardiovascular imaging ... cardiovascular imaging ... #Radiology #Cardiac ... Nuclear #Stress #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... days Chest X-ray ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... magnetic resonance imaging ... Other: Electrocardiogram
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
the radiation dose ... equating radiation dose ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Comparison
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
e.g., BNP) and imaging ... tachycardia on the electrocardiogram ... congestion on a CXR ... experience recovery of cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology