Pediatric imaging for the emergency provider

<P>Introduction</p> <p>1. Imaging Modalities in the Pediatric Patient: How to Choose</p> <p>2. ALARA principles</p> <p>3. Sedation/Anxiolysis for Pediatric Imaging</p> <p>Section 1: Neonatal</p> <p>4. My What a Big Thymus You Have! Neonate/Infant Mediastinal Masses</p> <p>5. A Wheezin' We Will Go: Bronchiolitis/Viral Pathology</p> <p>6. Twisting the Night Away: Malrotation</p> <p>7. Double Bubble...Double Trouble! Duodenal Obstruction</p> <p>8. Breakin' My Heart: Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease</p> <p>9. More Than Constipation: Failure to Pass Meconium</p> <p>10. Rumbly in the Tumbly: Pneumatosis Intestinalis and Necrotizing Enterocolitis</p> <p>Section 2: Cardiac</p> <p>11. Matters of the Heart: Pericarditis</p> <p>12. A Bit of a Mix-up: Right Sided Aortic Arch</p> <p>13. You're Surrounded: Vascular Rings</p> <p>Section 3: Gastroenterology</p> <p>14. Twisting Tubes: Pediatric Gastrostomy Tube/Buttons</p> <p>15. Not Movin': Pediatric Bowel Obstruction </p> <p>16. Screaming Fits: Intussusception</p> <p>17. My Tummy! Appendicitis</p> <p>18. SMA Syndrome: It's Not In to Be Thin</p> <p>19. You Ate What? Swallowed Foreign Bodies</p> <p>20. Right Out of 'The Exorcist': Pyloric Stenosis</p> <p>Section 4: Genitourinary</p> <p>21. Twists and Turns: Testicular Torsion</p> <p>22. That Looks Painful: Hydrocele</p> <p>23. Unusually Painful: Ovarian torsion</p> <p>24. All Pain and No Gain: Renal Stones</p> <p>25. Belly Getting Bigger? Wilms Tumor</p> <p>26. TOA (Tubo-ovarian Abscess): Three Letters You Don't Want to Hear</p> <p>Section 5: Neurologic</p> <p>27. Don't Lose Your Head: Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt Issues</p> <p>28. More than a Migraine: Intracranial Mass -- Medulloblastoma</p> <p>29. Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: DIPG</p> <p>30. Not Actin' Right: Lacunar Infarct and Pediatric Stroke</p> <p>31. Hard to Wake Up: Cerebritis</p> <p>32. Nothing Cute About It: Acute Flaccid Myelitis</p> <p>33. Headache? Pediatric Arteriovenous Malformation</p> <p>34. Can you see it? Orbital Cellulitis</p> <p>35. Something in Your Eye: Periorbital Cellulitis</p> <p>36. Somethin' Growin': Pediatric Arachnoid Cysts</p> <p>Section 6: Pulmonary</p> <p>37. Rattlin' in the Chest: Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children</p> <p>38. Is That Pneumonia? Atelectasis</p> <p>39. Will the Cough Ever Stop? Atypical Pneumonia</p> <p>40. Of Course You Have Asthma: Persistent Wheezing</p> <p>Section 7: Trauma</p> <p>41. Buckle Up: Abdominal Trauma</p> <p>42. Case: Where's the Air? Pneumothorax</p> <p>43. Can't Pee: Pediatric Bladder Trauma</p> <p>44. Heads Up!: Head Trauma </p> <p>45. Cruisn' For a Bruisin': Pulmonary contusion</p> <p>46. The Heart of the Matter: Cardiac Trauma</p> <p>47. Chest Pains: Pediatric Chest Trauma Imaging</p> <p>48. Check That Neck: Cervical Spine Imaging</p> <p>49. My Achin' Back: Vertebral Compression Fractures</p> <p>50. How'd That Happen? Non-accidental Trauma (NAT)</p> <p>Section 8: Musculoskeletal</p> <p>51. Growing Pains: Salter-Harris Classification of Physeal Injuries</p> <p>52. My Fracture Is Not Humerus: Supracondylar fractures</p> <p>53. Elbow Grease: Lateral and Medial Condyle Fractures of the Humerus</p> <p>54. Rough Trip: Scapula Fracture</p> <p>55. Humeral Shaft Fractures: Nothing Funny About That!</p> <p>56. In Pieces: Clavicle Fractures</p> <p>57. Let's Play: Forearm fractures</p> <p>58. Italian Twins: Monteggia and Galleazzi Fractures</p> <p>59. Bones Out of Place? Wrist fractures</p> <p>60. Snuffbox? Scaphoid fractures</p> <p>61. Punchin' Out: Fifth Metacarpal (Boxer's) Fracture</p> <p>62. Pfunny Pfingers: Phalanx fractures (dislocations, etc)</p> <p>63. Can't Move Your Hips: Pelvic fractures</p> <p>64. All Fun and Games: Femoral fractures</p> <p>65. Knee Pain: It's Not Always the Knee -- Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis</p> <p>66. Weak in the Knees: Patellar dislocation</p> <p>67. It's the Way You (Don't) Walk: Fractures of the Tibia and Fibula</p> <p>68. Tough Day: Triplane Fracture</p> <p>69. My Achin' Feet: Talus fracture</p> <p>70. My Achn' Back! Spondylolysis/Spondylolisthesis</p> <p>71. Achy Muscles: Pyomyositis/Myositis</p> <p>72. 'Lil Stuffy Noses: Sinusitis</p> <p>73. Who's Brodie? Brodie's abscess</p> <p>74. I Feel It In My Bones: Osteomyelitis</p> <p>75. More Than an Achy Back: Spinal Epidural Abscess</p> <p>76. It's Tough Being a Kid: Toddler's fracture</p> <p>77. Hurtn' To Stand: Discitis</p> <p>78. My Knee Won't Stop Swelling! Osteosarcoma</p> <p>79. Not THOSE Ewings: Ewing sarcoma</p> <p>80. What Is This? Bone cyst</p> <p>Section 9: ENT</p> <p>81. Who Let the Dogs Out? Croup</p> <p>82. All That Drools: Retropharyngeal and Peritonsillar Abscess</p> <p>83. Frog In Your Throat: Supraglottic Infections and Bacterial Tracheitis</p>

Children and infants comprise up to 20% of emergency department visits, and emergency physicians must be knowledgeable in choosing the most appropriate imaging modality to arrive at an accurate diagnosis and provide optimal patient care. Written specifically for the non-specialist and those with limited pediatric training, Pediatric Imaging for the Emergency Provider provides expert guidance in this challenging area. Abundant high-quality imaging examples cover the full range of pediatric disorders you're likely to see, including trauma, musculoskeletal, pulmonary, ENT, cardiac, genitourinary, gastroenterology, neurological, and neonatal patients. Presents more than 80 common and important rare cases, supported with 450+ images across relevant modalities including ultrasound, radiography, CT, and MRI. Identifies key radiographic findings for various pediatric conditions including congenital heart lesions, surgical entities, infectious disease processes, and traumatic injuries. Accompanies images with clear, concise text that makes it easy to grasp the most clinically significant points of each case. Provides expert guidance on best practices in important areas of pediatric imaging such as sedation, ionizing radiation exposure reduction, and imaging modality selection. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.