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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
0.0015 mSv 1/14th CXRs ... chest 0.02 mSv 1 CXRs ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
consider better imaging—from ... Point Of Care UltraSound ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR
Pneumoperitoneum - Free Air Reverberation Artifact - Abdominal A-Lines on POCUS

Don't just look for FF on
Reverberation Artifact - Abdominal ... artifact with abdominal ... made in 1 min...xr ... done 15 mins later ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Examinations ABDOMINAL ... without contrast material ... without contrast material ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... distension, wheeze, abdominal ... gallop rhythm), and laterally ... → no signs of CXR ... magnetic resonance imaging
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... radiation dose Ultrasound ... causes of flank or abdominal ... scan) when an ultrasound ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Fat infiltrates maternal ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Management: • Maternal
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... background radiation Natural ... mSv 12 months Abdominal ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Radio-opaque shadows on ABDOMINAL X-RAY
•	A substance is more radiopaque if it contains atoms of high atomic
Radio-opaque shadows on ABDOMINAL ... radiocontrast material ... foreignbody #abdomen #AXR ... #radiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
left anterior and lateral ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Radiology #CTChest