Radiologist Reacts to Chicago Med

Chicago Med is a TV show on NBC. How accurate is the radiology in the show? These are some clips from season 1.

[@tnl326]

I'm a radiologist as well and my biggest pet peeve of this show is that they regularly x ray with tons of people still in the room. The majority of the workups, diagnoses and therapies are on point though, so I really do enjoy the show.

[@inteltavangar]

I would like to plug in an ALARA guideline from Texas and other states for Radiation Control & Safety. Here is that principle : " The amount of radiation exposure is not inversely proportional to the distance from the radiation source, but is inversely proportional to the square of the distance [2,4]. This means that double the distance from the radiation source can reduce the radiation exposure not to 1/2 but to 1/4. " ALARA - As Low As Reasonably Achievable, is a standard rule adopted at all the facilities where there is any source of radiation - X-ray/fixed or Portable, C-Arm, CT, Fluoroscopic Fixed units.

[@ThoracicRadiology]

Thanks for the correction!

[@gracecar5820]

Your reaction in the first scene when they were looking at the CXR was priceless.

[@cat_zab]

This is funny hope you can do more

[@victoriabreu2498]

As a training radiographer, I am sorry about too many EKG leads in the way! HAHA

[@ThoracicRadiology]

Lol. Sometimes it's unavoidable

[@ahmedelbehery8317]

Would you make a video about pulmonary embolism pitfalls?

[@HassanAli-dk8yc]

In 2nd hemopneumotx patient was supine so how can we see air fluid level which is seen in upright position?

[@roseb3648]

I'm a radiographer and the way they x-ray on this show really makes me cringe - the amount of people in the room, the lack of lead, the blatent tube mis-positioning...I mean they should at least point it at the chest if they're doing a CXR 😂

[@erikamae7835]

I think the show is mostly diagnosticaly correct also (based on my own little knowledge about pathologies). But the way they do things on the floor is unrealistically incorrect 😂! I'm a former radiographer myself and all I have to say is yikes.

[@michelengambi6993]

Hello I have some difficulties to find if vascularisation is increased or not in a chest X-ray

[@ThoracicRadiology]

Yeah it can be subjective. It helps to have a normal baseline image to compare to. If you don't have that, look for other signs like enlarged heart, pleural effusions, widened vascular pedicle.

[@immane75]

Funny . Thanks

[@immane75]

hahahahah

[@tskeldin29123]

Lol these medical shows are super dumb