Pediatric GI
Neonatal Brain
Infant Hips
Measurements
100
This is the area of most severe pain seen in appendicitis.
McBurney’s Point
100
What is the most commonly used fontanelle in NNB US?
Anterior
100
What are the 4 planes used to evaluate the infant hip?
Coronal, posterior coronal, transverse, transverse w/ flexion
100
What is the normal Alpha angle?
Greater than 60
200
This is where the pylorus muscle identified.
RUQ near left lobe of liver
200
What is the difference between grade II and grade III IVH?
Ventricular enlargement
200
Which hip stress maneuver is performed first?
Barlows
200
What is the normal Beta angle?
Less than 55
300
What is the most common cause of appendicitis?
Obstruction
300
What is the hypoxic-ischemic lesion characterized by multifocal white matter necrosis?
PVL
300
Different thigh lengths or asymmetric buttock folds are suggestive of what?
Hip dysplasia
300
What is the normal measurement of the filum terminale?
<=2mm
400
Why is it important that cine clips are taken when identifying HPS?
To show motion of food through the pylorus
400
What is the most common (specific) site for ICH?
Germinal matrix or Caudothalamic groove
400
What is the name of the cup which holds the femoral head and is comprised of the ileum, ischium, and pubis?
Acetabulum
400
Where should the conus medullaris end in a neonate?
Superior L3
500
Which infant pathology most commonly presents with projectile vomiting?
HPS
500
Corpus callosum
500
Normal or abnormal?
Abnormal
500
What is the upper limit measurement for an appendix?
6-7mm
600
Which GI pathology is caused by telescoping of the bowel and is seen under US as donut sign or sandwich sign?
Intussusception
600
Which is a presentation of Arnold Chiari malformation?
Small dysplastic cerebellum, displaced through foramen magnum
Absent cisterna magna
Low position of 4th ventricle
CSP may be partially or completely absent
Hydrocephalus 90% of cases
600
In which view is the “golf ball on a tee” view seen?
Transverse
600
What is the upper limit measurement for a pylorus?
15-16mm
700
Which GI pathology presents with cervix sign?
HPS
700
What is the landmark of the very first, most anterior coronal image?
Orbital ridge
700
What is the name of the common measurements used to evaluate the neonatal hip’s placement?
Graf’s angles
700
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