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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
200 CXRs Chest ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... #Table #Risks #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... are trying to figger ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
- Chest X-Ray ... lung segments to ... veil like opacity all ... #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... On the CT cavitation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... mSv 8 months Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
) — Lung Cancer ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
There is a right lower lobe atelectasis.
Notice the abnormal right border of the heart.
The right interlobar
surrounded by aerated lung ... but by the collapsed ... the right little finger ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
neuroexam - Oral cavity ... algorithm to determine ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
film (Table). ... be present at all ... chronic obstructive lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
normal lateral chest ... One should be able ... bordered by the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia