introduction: diagnosis of tuberculosis under the national tuberculosis control program (ntcp) is based on microscopic examination of sputum. the main objective of this study was to assess the perception of physicians and patients regarding the importance of chest x-ray in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis with a view to suggest corrective measures. materials & methods: one hundred and eighty t...

BACKGROUND The Local Diagnostic Reference Levels (LDRLs) form an efficient, concise and powerful standard for optimizing the radiation protection of a patient. OBJECTIVES To calculate the Entrance Surface Doses (ESDs) received by patients undergoing PA chest X-ray examinations in major public hospitals in Addis Ababa, thereby to establish the first Ethiopian LDRLs as part of ongoing dose redu...

Introduction: Diagnosis of tuberculosis under the National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTCP) is based on microscopic examination of sputum. The main objective of this study was to assess the perception of physicians and patients regarding the importance of chest X-ray in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis with a view to suggest corrective measures. Materials & Methods: One hundred and eight...

congenital chylothorax is an uncommon cause of respiratory distress and a life-threatening condition in newborns. it is identified by abnormal accumulation of chyle in the pleural space. herein, we report a male infant who was born by a successful vaginal delivery. after the first three days of life, he had feeding difficulties and cyanotic episodes during breastfeeding. on admission, physical ...

Congenital chylothorax is an uncommon cause of respiratory distress and a life-threatening condition in newborns. It is identified by abnormal accumulation of chyle in the pleural space. Herein, we report a male infant who was born by a successful vaginal delivery. After the first three days of life, he had feeding difficulties and cyanotic episodes during breastfeeding. On admission, physical ...

To explore the diagnostic value of lung ultrasonography in children community-acquired pneumonia is objective study. A total 126 who were diagnosed with and underwent examination during course disease selected. All patients chest X-ray within 24 h admission. The clinical characteristics analyzed sensitivity, specificity, correct index coincidence rate consolidation compared. imaging features se...

introduction: elevated intracranial pressure (icp) is a major and potentially lethal disorder in patients admitted to the emergency department (ed). several methods are being used to investigate for elevated icp. here we assessed and compared the diagnostic accuracy of two existing tools of ophthalmoscopy and optic nerve ultrasonography in detection of elevated icp. methods: 131 participants wi...