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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation dose ... effective radiation dose ... radiation exposure for several ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Venn Diagram - Does ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... Diagram #Diagnosis #Pulmonolary
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
 -
few months to several ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... tissue damage - CXR ... for concomitant pulmonary ... involvement - CT
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
or peripheral (reversed ... if the patient does ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... seen • Chest CT ... generally requires several ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Splenosis Mimicking Cancer - radiograph of the chest showed nodularity along the left hemidiaphragm (Panel A,
tomography revealed several ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CT #Splenosis ... #Heterotopic #NEJM
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Several of the diagnoses ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... to, your vision does ... not seen on a CXR ... Pulmonary Contusion