Pediatric Radiology

The Pediatric Chest

Comprehensive Outline for Pediatric Chest Section

Introduction to Pediatric Chest Imaging
- Inspiratory and Expiratory CXR
- Thymic Tissue
- Tubes and Lines
Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, Pneumoperitoneum
Respiratory Neonatal Distress
- Medical Causes
  - Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
  - Meconium Aspiration
  - Neonatal Pneumonia
  - Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Complications
  - Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema
  - Patent Ductus Arteriosus
  - Chronic Lung Disease/Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Surgical Causes
  - Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
  - Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation
  - Congenital Lobar Emphysema
  - Sequestration
Pediatric Airway
- Laryngomalacia
- Acute Epiglottitis
- Croup
- Retropharyngeal Abscess
Pulmonary Inflammatory Disease
- Viral Pulmonary Infections
- Bacterial Pulmonary Infections
  - Pneumatocele
  - Pleural Effusion
  - Empyema
- Specific Organisms
  - Bordetella pertussis
  - Mycoplasma
  - Tuberculosis
- Swyer-James Syndrome
- Sickle Cell Acute Chest Syndrome
- Cystic Fibrosis
Post-Test