The cardiothoracic ratio aids in the detection of cardiomegaly, or more broadly, enlargement of the cardiac silhouette. It is measured on a PA chest x-ray, and is the ratio of:
Disability around the World: It's estimated that more than 1 billion people live with a disability. (United Nations, 2013) This represents the worldâs largest minority, and the only minority group that any of us can become a member of at any time.
Do we know exactly how many people there are in the world today? No. There are so many people on this planet that counting them up, exactly, is impossible. However, experts believe there are more than 7 billion people in the world today. This is a fairly reliable estimate. World population in 2014 was over 2 times greater than it was in 1965, 4 times greater than 1910, and 10 times greater than 1730.