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Peds Imaging
Pediatrics
Question | Answer |
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Endotracheal tube should be located: | below the thoracic inlet and above the carina |
Thickening along the lateral and apical portions of the lung is seen in: | pleural effusions (usu 2/2 chylothorax) |
UAC tip should be at: | L3-L4 or T6-T10 (if L1-L2, risk of thrombosis) |
Test of choice for pyloric stenosis | U/S: donut shaped mx (olive mass to R of umbilicus) |
Double bubble on x-ray | duodenal atresia |
Most common GI emergency in premature infants | necrotizing enterocolitis |
Meckel diverticulum: if hx of bleeding: | get nuclear medicine study |
Most masses in abdomen arise from: | kidneys, most commonly hydronephrosis |
Best studies for renal function / detail: | IV urogram; f/u studies with US or nuclear med |
Most common pulmonary mass is: | round pneumonia (bacterial pneumo) |
The most common middle mediastinal mass | Lymphadenopathy |
Earliest radiographic finding in necrotizing enterocolitis is: | air within the bowel wall (pneumatosis) |
Hyaline membrane disease on CXR | Bilateral atelectasis with ground glass appearance. Air bronchograms. Hypoinflation / doming of diaphragms. |
Meconium aspiration syndrome on CXR | Hyperinflation with patchy infiltrates. Pneumothorax present in 20-50% of affected infants. |