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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
0.0015 mSv 1/14th CXRs ... chest 0.02 mSv 1 CXRs ... 99m radionuclide bone ... scan 6.2 mSv 310 CXRs ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long bones ... • XR, MRI to ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
The table lists ... the differential ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... On a CXR the most ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Enlargement #Differential
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... to think of the differential ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Pancreatitis - Hungry bones ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... shows a small, stable ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Erdheim-Chester disease: - Bone ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Table
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years BONE ... S IMAGING - Bone ... ’S IMAGING - Bone ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table