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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 ... and lateral abdomen ... 200 CXRs Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Doses #Imaging
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... Pain: • Chest ... Alveoli: - CHF - Pneumonia ... #Pain #ChestPain
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
evidence: - Imaging ... evidence of a chest ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... production, pleuritic chest
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
Lung Findings on Chest ... CT 1. ... Organizing Pneumonia ... Pulmonary #ChestCT #radiology ... #CTChest #diagnosis
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Natural background ... 0.04 mSv 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... (+LR 1.5) - Radiation ... SatyaPatelMD #ChestPain ... #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #cardiology #Angina
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Miliary Pattern - Chest ... rarely typical pneumonia ... Miliary #Pattern #Chest ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest ... CT 47 M with idiopathic ... Typical imaging ... lung transplant, radiation ... PPFE #ChestCT #radiology
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
) pericarditic chest ... inflammation by an imaging ... technique (CT. ... CMR). ... of 4-6 weeks or longer