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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Lung ... 3 hours NUCLEAR ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... Xray and POCUS ... #CXR #Comparison ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Pulmonary #Clinical
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... Point Of Care UltraSound ... (POCUS) to CT or ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
4 days Chest ... X-ray 0.01 mSv 1 ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... Imaging: 1. ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR
Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural &
>1cm, supports diagnosis ... for additional imaging ... such as cxr. ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pediatrics
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

It’s super easy! Place linear probe in long axis over point of
much higher than CXR ... & can diagnose ... Xray read as normal ... Sternum #Fracture #Clinical ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
US beats CXR on ... pt desire for imaging ... diagnosis; the ... course based on chest ... #clinical #ultrasound
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Ultrasound Middle ... Patient had CXR ... Diagnosis made at ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #clinical
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
COPD lungs and bad ... the diagnosis, ... anticoags - VCU Ultrasound ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical ... #pocus #echocardiogram