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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
and lateral abdomen ... 200 CXRs Chest ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... without contrast material ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
X-ray 0.01 mSv ... 4-6 years #PatientInfo ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
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
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... knowledge about imaging ... On a Chest X-Ray ... seen and in many cases ... #Pulmonary #CXR
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), ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... testing, patient ... are called lung masses ... CT imaging, positron ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Physical stigmata of cor ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP ... #differential #diagnosis
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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: • Chest Xray ... CT • Bronchoscopy ... Broncholithiasis - Infectious Causes ... Noninfectious Causes ... #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... CT Lung Abscess ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary