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Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Following are comparisons ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
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
Head CT 4 mSv ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
patient with a large cardiac ... Pericardial effusion ... on the coronal CT-reconstruction ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
who had recent cardiac ... only a minimal pericardial ... Continue with the CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
appearance of heart on CXR ... Has new large pericardial ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology