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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
Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... Chest CT 3 mSv 150 ... CXRs Abdomen CT ... #Background #Radiation
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
3 mSv/year 1 day ... 4 days Chest ... mSv 8 months Chest ... CT 3 mSv 12 months ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
by non-trauma team ... fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... also pulmonary ... #Breathing #PhysicalExam
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
1 year - Barium ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Background #Radiation ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
by non-trauma team ... fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... also pulmonary ... #Breathing #PhysicalExam
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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CT • Thickened ... interlobular septa in a background ... #Paving #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... Differential Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... insertion - Bronchial tear ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis ... #signs #radiology
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
may aid in the diagnosis ... confirmed with chest ... CT angiography. ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... anterior/posterior MSK