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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
Estimated Medical Radiation ... Doses for 5 Year-Old ... 4 mSv 200 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation ... in adults with background ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
How much radiation ... background 3 mSv ... /year 1 day Airline ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... 1 year - Barium ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... A 55-year-old ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... 50% respiratory variation ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
compares to the background ... cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... in the lunate ("tea ... sit in lunate "tea ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Clot in Transit on Echocardiogram

46-year-old female presents with bilateral segmental PE. BP 125/80, HR 114, RR
in Transit on Echocardiogram ... 46-year-old ... RA, lactate and Cr ... Clot #InTransit #Echocardiogram ... clinical #pocus #cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
long_brit) Case A 39-year-old ... chest pain as non-radiating ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest