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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
- Extremity (hand ... ) — Lung Cancer ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Nuclear #Comparison
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 ... Chest x-ray: signs ... Consider cardiac ... #management #cardiology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
massiliense in CF ... /Other RGM • Cardiac ... - Cough and lung ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Imaging, high res CT
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
Radiography of the chest ... revealed a cardiac ... infiltrate in the left lung ... pneumonia was diagnosed ... SitusInversus #NEJM
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
output because of cardiac ... results in decreased cardiac ... In the lungs LV ... can be seen on a chest-film ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
CT will also demonstrate ... dependent part of the lungs ... the differential diagnostic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... disease b) CHF ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
A chest radiograph ... of the chest performed ... biopsy confirmed a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
COPD lungs and bad ... encounter challenging cardiac ... the diagnosis, ... CT surg repaired ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical #pocus
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... Biopsy of the lung ... patient received a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #