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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 ... and lateral abdomen ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
on Chest X-Ray ... This was later proven ... to be an anterior ... #Chest #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
2 years CHEST ... Tomography (CT) — Chest ... 6 months - Chest ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Natural background ... 4 days Chest ... 8 months Chest ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Air Bronchogram - Portable anterior–posterior chest radiography showed dense airspace disease with bilateral hemithorax opacification and
Bronchogram - Portable anterior–posterior ... chest radiography ... , a radiologic sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... The anterior and ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... Chest x-ray: signs ... of CXR congestion ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... The lateral view ... appearance of the anterior ... chest wall. ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... papules, nodules; anterior ... /posterior MSK, ... #Signs #Symptoms
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
pain as non-radiating ... and lateral chest ... Vital signs: BP ... and lateral chest ... #Radiology #CTChest