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.
Introduction. Disability and international development are related. .The World Health Organization has estimated that 10 percent of the world's population has a disability and 80 percent of the world's people with disabilities live in the developing regions: Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.