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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Chest ... 6 months - Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
78 year old ... complaining of chest ... specific TWI in chest ... #Ultrasound #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Achilles Tendon Tear on POCUS (Labeled)

A 35yo male presents with ankle pain. Achilles tendon tear is
Tear on POCUS (Labeled ... POCUS. ... #Tear #POCUS #Labeled ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #radiology
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
or ‘hypoechoic’ background ... a hyperechoic background ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas # ... Clinical #Radiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... 3 mSv/year 1 day ... 4 days Chest ... X-ray 0.01 mSv 1 ... 8 months Chest
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Air-Fluid Level on Chest ... XRay 70+ year ... and pleuritic chest ... CXR #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
89-year-old ... reveals what chest ... x-ray hides - Loculated ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Loculated
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
PT, fell on her chest ... 4 days ago, tender ... central mid chest ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #trauma
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... pain, a normal chest ... Beside ultrasound ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
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