Fetal Chest Pathology/GI Flashcards
How much of the chest cavity does the heart take up and which way should the apex point?
1/3, points to the left
When one or both lungs are underdeveloped
Pulmonary hypoplasia
Why are fetuses <24 weeks not considered viable?
Pulmonary immaturity
Most common cause of pulmonary hypoplasia
Lack of amniotic fluid
High GI obstruction/swallowing deficits causes?
Polyhydramnios
Any bilateral GU obstruction/renal agenesis causes what?
Oligohydramnios
At what level is a chest circumference measured? What is proper caliper placement?
4 chamber heart in transverse, measured outer to outer
What is CPAM
Congenital pulmonary airway malformation
Briefly describe CPAM type 1
Macrocystic >2cm
Describe CPAM type 2
Macro & microcystic, <1.5cm
Describe CPAM type 3
Microcystic, appears as very echogenic on U/S
Ectopic pulmonary tissue covered by its own pleura (little lung beside the left lung)
Pulmonary sequestration
Has an ectopic arterial supply off descending AO
Pulmonary sequestration
A cyst in the lung lined with bronchial epithelium
Bronchogenic cyst
A defect in the diaphragm which allows the abdominal contents to herniate into the chest
Diaphragmatic hernia
Two types of diaphragmatic hernias
- Foramen bochdalek: posterior lateral defect
2. Foramen maorgagni: central defect
What is the key sonographic sign of CDH? (Diaphragm hernia)
mediastinal shift
Lack of muscle in the diaphragm where abdominal contents push into chest area
Eventration of the diaphragm