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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... 2 years CHEST ... 6 months - Chest ... Radiology #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging
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 ... 14th CXRs 2-view chest ... 200 CXRs Chest ... #Doses #Imaging
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... 4 days Chest ... X-ray 0.01 mSv 1 ... 8 months Chest ... #Doses #Imaging
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... Xray and POCUS ... POCUS: Dynamic air ... CXR #Comparison #Clinical ... Lung #Pulmonary #Clinical
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
left side (heel does ... acl #anterior #cruciate ... #ligament #clinical ... physicalexam #sports #msk
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm

Clinical Pearls:
 - Reproducible chest wall tenderness does
EMCases Algorithm Clinical ... - Reproducible chest ... wall tenderness does ... consolidation on chest ... X-ray - Consider
Rib Fracture on POCUS

There is an interruption in the continuity of this bone (rib), indicated by
Rib Fracture on POCUS ... superior to X-ray ... Rib #Fracture #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
of a fracture does ... joint needs to be clinically ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
Rib Fracture on POCUS ... time-consuming chest ... xray for rib fracture ... #ultrasound #msk ... #clinical
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... pain, a normal chest ... x-ray and and ECG ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... EM #Radiology #POCUS