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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
view chest 0.02 ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Pneumoperitoneum vs Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum aka Chilaiditi Sign
It mimics pneumoperitoneum and it is thus important to diagnose it
aka Chilaiditi Sign ... interposition of the large ... PseudoPneumoperitoneum #Chilaiditi #Sign ... #clinical #radiology ... #cxr #xray #chest
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... 4 days Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
A 37 yo male with no sig PMH presents with pleuritic chest pain for 3 days.
A 37 yo male with ... no sig PMH presents ... Answer: Large right ... pneumothorax #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
we encounter a large ... effusion simulating a large ... on the CT it is clear ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
or ‘hypoechoic’ background ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas # ... Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
Other signs of CHF ... silhouette will be larger ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest