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Current Management of Complicated Pneumonia in Children. Sherman Alter, M.D. Elizabeth H. Ey, M.D. Mark Warren, D.O. Jeffrey Pence, M.D. Updates on: Infectious Disease Diagnostic Imaging Interventional Radiology Surgical Options. Diagnostic Imaging of Complicated Pneumonia in Children.
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Current Management of Complicated Pneumonia in Children Sherman Alter, M.D. Elizabeth H. Ey, M.D. Mark Warren, D.O. Jeffrey Pence, M.D.
Updates on: Infectious Disease Diagnostic Imaging Interventional Radiology Surgical Options
Diagnostic Imaging of Complicated Pneumonia in Children Elizabeth H. Ey, M.D. Medical Imaging Dayton Children’s Medical Center
Chest Imaging Options Chest radiography Fluoroscopy Ultrasound Computerized Tomography Magnetic Resonance Imaging Radionuclide lung scan
Chest Imaging Options Chest radiography Portable or in department Vertical or horizontal beam Low radiation dose No sedation No preparation Inexpensive
Chest Imaging Options Fluoroscopy Dynamic observation Trachea Diaphragm Catheter, wire, tube placement
Chest Imaging Options Ultrasound Department or bedside Most useful for evaluation of pleural fluid Simple versus complex fluid Consolidated lung Assess blood flow No radiation No sedation
Chest Imaging Options Computerized Tomography (CT) High resolution, soft tissue contrast Multiplanar and 3D reconstructions IV contrast usually needed Sedation may be needed NPO guidelines May need pre authorization Radiation dose
Chest Imaging Options Magnetic Resonance Imaging Soft tissue contrast Spine, spinal cord, masses, malformations Cardiovascular imaging Often requires sedation Sometimes requires contrast No ionizing radiation May need pre authorization
Chest Imaging Options Radionuclide chest imaging Perfusion imaging Quantify blood flow to each lung Demonstrate areas of diminished perfusion Ventilation imaging Aerosol No portable studies
Pneumonia Lung infection - inhaled, hematogenous Alveolus fills with fluid and inflammatory cells Bacterial pneumonia typically unilateral Segmental Lobar
Parapneumonic effusion Abnormal accumulation of fluid in pleural space secondary to adjacent pulmonary infection
Parapneumonic effusion Simple, transudative effusion Fibrinopurulent exudate (empyema)
Simple or Transudative effusion Ultrasound
Complicated Pneumonia Cavitating or necrotizing pneumonia Pneumatocele Lung abscess Bronchopleural fistula
CavitatingPneumonia Severe inflammation in lung parenchyma Thrombotic occlusion of alveolar capillaries Ischemia with eventual necrosis and cavitation
Complicated pneumoniaUnderlying Lesion Congenital malformation CCAM Sequestration Bronchial obstruction Congenital Acquired (foreign body) Tumor
Interventional Radiology Mark Warren, D.O.