Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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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
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Diagnosis was made ... confirmatory lab testing ... cerebellar ataxia Imaging ... WM, cerebellar nuclei ... #Clinical #Radiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) β€” Abdomen and
#PatientInfo #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... knowledge about imaging ... interstitial lung disease ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Imaging Patterns ... Encephalopathy Dentate Nuclei ... Brain #Disorders #Clinical ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Neurology
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
nigra, subthalamic nuclei ... DWI+ in acute disease ... Leigh #Syndrome #Clinical ... #MRI #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis ... excretion of Cl > 0.5% Clinical ... dominant kidney disease ... Renal Imaging: ... #Workup #nephrology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... pedal edema, and clear ... diagnostic criteria ... shudder by M‐mode imaging ... #cardiology
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Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 β€’ Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
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bat droppings Making ... the Diagnosis of ... , Sputum / BAL cx ... Urine, Antigen testing ... , Serology, PCR