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Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... Examinations ABDOMINAL ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
X-ray 0.01 mSv ... mSv 12 months Abdominal ... #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... Risks #Testing #Study
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
x-ray Findings in ... viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs ... #radiology
Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
X-Ray Loss of the ... hemidiaphragm • LUL – aortic ... Silhouette #Sign #ChestXRay ... #CXR #diagnosis ... #radiology #localization
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... X-ray: • Not ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis ... (PIOPED) study ... In most cases of ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PulmonaryEmbolism
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
CT abdomen if abdominal ... Treat underlying cause ... incontinence - High-dose ... interventional radiology ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
x-ray (CXR), try ... wall, a chest x-ray ... consider intra-abdominal ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest