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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
2-view chest 0.02 ... 200 CXRs Chest ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... evidence of a chest ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
cause: Aspiration pneumonia ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... CT Lung Abscess
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... Differential Diagnosis ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
identified, Strep pneumoniae ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... chest scan), CBC ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... • Pleuritic chest ... infiltrate by chest ... radiograph or CT ... #CAP #Diagnosis
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia ... Radiography of the chest ... was diagnosed. ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SitusInversus #NEJM
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #