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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
view chest 0.02 ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Risks #Testing #Study
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Chest ... 6 months - Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
4 days Chest ... 8 months Chest ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Risks #Testing #Study
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
disease: Pleuritic chest ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... level seen • Chest ... treatment until the chest
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
On the left a chest ... findig on the chest ... was caused by multiple ... This is late stage ... #CXR #CTChest #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
important finding on a chest ... has a limited differential ... The most common causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
x-ray (CXR), try ... radiograph pattern ... not seen on a CXR ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest