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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
Medical Radiation Doses ... and lateral abdomen ... 200 CXRs Chest ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... without contrast material ... Background #Radiation #Doses ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy - EMCases Algorithm

Clinical Pearls:
 - Reproducible chest wall tenderness does
Diagnosis of Pulmonary ... wall tenderness does ... X-ray - Consider ... walk testing to ... #Algorithm #Pulmonary
Barrel Chest Appearance on Lateral Chest Xray
Typically seen in the setting of chronic air-trapping in COPD

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on Lateral Chest ... Xray Typically ... seen in the setting ... #Xray #CXR #Lateral ... #Radiology #pulmonary
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... hypertension; CXR ... , chest X-ray; HPAH ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Disease-specific testing ... , C3, C4, anti-CCP ... • CXR (diffuse ... high resolution chest ... CT • Bronchoscopy
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Estimated dose - ... background radiation Natural ... X-ray 0.01 mSv ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Venn Diagram - Does ... Diagnosis is generally ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... #Pulmonolary
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), CBC ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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- Differential Diagnosis ... into the aorta or pulmonary ... : • Chest Xray ... CT • Bronchoscopy ... #pulmonary