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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
for 5 Year-Old ... Pediatrics 2008 #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Effective radiation dose in adults - Following are comparisons of effective radiation dose in adults with
Effective radiation dose ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
in paediatric radiology ... #Radiology #Background ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... mSv 7 weeks #PatientInfo ... #Radiology #Background ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
if the patient does ... typically present as multifocal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Lobar #Diffuse #Multifocal
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
Multifocal Multifocal ... ill-defined opacities ... small and fill up ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal
The chart below (from the FDA) shows radiation exposure with a variety of procedures and how
radiation of life: A CT ... radiation of a few CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
these non-specific CT ... broad differential diagnosis ... patient was coughing up ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
a chest x-ray (CXR ... Because this breaks up ... to, your vision does ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest