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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 Radiation ... and lateral abdomen ... Radiology #Background #Radiation ... #Doses #Imaging ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Disease-specific testing ... , C3, C4, anti-CCP ... • CXR (diffuse ... high resolution chest
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... , Radiation to arm ... onset, severe, tearing ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... Management #Algorithm #differential
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... without contrast material ... Radiology #Background #Radiation ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... Evaluation: Imaging ... (CXR +/- High res ... CT chest scan), ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... knowledge about imaging ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Pattern #Differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
dysfunction, muscle wasting ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... the tuberculoma (later ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... Physical stigmata of cor ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP ... #differential #
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
How much radiation ... Natural background ... #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... Infarction and Pulmonary ... pain radiating ... pericarditis, making ... life-threatening causes