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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
and lateral abdomen ... 200 CXRs Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Table #Risks #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... ) — Lung Cancer ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... Natural background ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
consider better imaging—from ... Care UltraSound (POCUS ... ) to CT or MRI. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
CT 47 M with idiopathic ... Typical imaging ... Rare - GVHD, lung ... transplant, radiation ... PPFE #ChestCT #radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • DM risk ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... CT Lung Abscess
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... Evaluation: Imaging ... (CXR +/- High res ... CT chest scan), ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... shudder by M‐mode imaging ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Imaging: 1. ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
US beats CXR on ... accuracy, and radiation ... pt desire for imaging ... beyond a clinical diagnosis ... course based on chest