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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
and lateral abdomen ... 200 CXRs Chest ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Table #Risks #
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
lung disease or CHF ... Abnormal physical findings ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
since the heart or pericardial ... anteroinferior side on the lateral ... It is a normal finding ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
) pericarditic chest ... Additional supporting findings ... imaging technique (CT ... CMR). ... diagnosis #criteria #cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
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 ... → no signs of CXR ... of obstructive epicardial ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
on the chest film ... (Table). ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... background radiation Natural ... mSv 8 months Chest ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
heart failure (CHF ... can be seen on a chest-film ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... #Findings #Diagram
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
failure Clinical Features ... e.g. incidental CXR ... finding) ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... dyspnea, cough, chest