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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
Estimated Medical ... Anteroposterior and lateral ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
important: Loss of the aortic ... knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #AorticKnob
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Annotated on Chest CT ... , Medial • Lower ... Lobe: Superior, Medial ... #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
knob/aortic-pulmonary ... suspicious for aortic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Aortic
Aortopulmonary window
The aortopulmonary window is the interface below the aorta and above the pulmonary trunk and
interface below the aorta ... and above the pulmonary ... concave or straight laterally ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #APWindow
Right ventricle enlargement
First study the PA and lateral chest film and then continue reading.
On these chest
study the PA and lateral ... well seen on the lateral ... There is a small aortic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RVEnlargement
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
Pulmonary sequestration ... migrate through the pores ... branches off from the aorta ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CtChest #
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial cysts are connected to the pericardium and usually contain clear fluid.
The majority of pericardial
of the proximal aorta ... and pulmonary arteries ... On CT however there ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... Key Point: High clinical ... heart failure • Aortic ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... Due to their short ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest