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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
Medical Radiation Doses ... and lateral abdomen ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Testing #Study
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
- Extremity (hand ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Comparison #Table #Risks
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Comparison #Table #Risks ... #Testing #Study
Right ventricle enlargement
First study the PA and lateral chest film and then continue reading.
On these chest
enlargement First study ... the PA and lateral ... chest film and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RVEnlargement
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... Chest X-ray: ... postoperative cardiac
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... on the lateral ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
interfaces of the left and ... First study the ... The pneumonia does ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
PLAX) 57yo M with chest ... negative ECG, CXR ... He had had an outpatient ... well, then 4mo later ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
saline contrast study ... pulmonary hypertension ... later (after ~5 ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
lateral chest wall ... x-ray (CXR), try ... lateral chest wall ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest