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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
4 mSv 200 CXRs ... 5 mSv 250 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... Auscultation, X-ray ... Diagnosis #Central #Cardiology ... #Causes #Table ... #Comparison
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... On a CXR the most ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
X-ray 0.001 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
describe a chest X-ray ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... days Chest X-ray ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
finding on a chest x-ray ... has a limited differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison
Positive Posterior Drawer Test in Total Knee Arthroplasty 

73 yo M with hx of L TKA
Arthroplasty 73 yo ... Exam: Stable varus ... + post drawer Xrays ... be mistaken for CR ... Drawer #Test #TKA #MSK
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
cells taking in 8 mSV ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Comparison ... #Table #Risks