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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest ... places - Flail chest ... air leak after chest ... insertion - Bronchial tear ... viscus #cxr #chestxray
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
Rib Fracture on ... time-consuming chest ... xray for rib fracture ... #Fracture #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk
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
14th CXRs 2-view chest ... 200 CXRs Chest ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks #Testing ... #Study #Peds #Pediatrics
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Chest ... 6 months - Chest ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
year old PT, fell ... on her chest 4 ... days ago, tender ... central mid chest ... #ultrasound #msk
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 ... 8 months Chest ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... Rib Fractures Rib ... fracture on a chest ... wall, a chest x-ray ... #Radiology #CTChest
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... echo in the last year ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... change CV risk Chest ... X-ray: • Not