Paeds DDx Flashcards
Hepatic Mass in child < 5yrs:
Hepatoblastoma (Raised AFP) Congenital Haemangioma Infantile Haemangioma Hepatic Mets (neuroblastoma / Wilms) Mesenchymal Hamartoma Abscess
Hepatic Mass in Child > 5yrs:
Infantile haemangioma Focal nodular Hyperplasia Mets (neuroblastoma, Wilms, lymphoma) HCC (Raised AFP). Hepatic adenoma Abscess Undifferentiated sarcoma
Multiple liver lesions:
Infantile haemangiomas Focal Nodular Hyperplasia Mets (Neuroblastoma, Wilms, Lymphoma) Abscesses Cat scratch disease Lymphopriliferative disease Hepatic adenomas secondary to Fanconi anaemia or Gaucher disease.
Retroperitoneal Mass:
Most solid retroperitoneal masses are malignant.
Lymphoma:
- > 5yrs, hyper dense nodes.
Neuroblastoma:
- < 5yrs.
- Along SNS chain, commonly contain Ca++.
- large masses cross midline.
- MIBG uptake.
Abscess
Lymphatic malformation.
Metastases:
Haematoma
Plexiform neurofibroma.
Ganglioneuroma
Paraganlgioma
Causes of bronchiectasis:
CF Allergic Bronchopulmonary aspergillosis Post infectious Tracheobronchomegaly (Mounier Kuhn) Aspiration INtra lobar sequestration.
Unilateral hyper lucent lung DDX:
Endo bronchial FB:
- acute SOB, persistent expansion of dependent lung on decubitus view.
Pneumothorax:
- Acute SOB, pleural edge
Swyer James Syndrome:
- Previous constrictive bronchiolitis.
Congenital Lobar emphysema:
- Primary middle or upper lobes
CPAM with large cyst:
- History of recurrent infections.
Poland Syndrome:
- abnormal chest wall, arm / hand abnormalities.
Pulmonary hypoplasia.
DDX diffuse pulmonary disease new born: High lung volumes, streaky peri hilarious densities:
Meconium Aspiration
TTN
Neonatal pneumonia
DDX diffuse pulmonary disease new born: low lung volumes, granular opacities:
Surfactant deficiency syndrome (no effusion)
Group B Strep Infection (effusion)
Causes of acute diffuse pulmonary consolidation in neonate:
Oedema: patent ductus arteriosus Haemorrhage Diffuse micro atelectasis Worsening surfactant deficiency Pneumonia.
Focal lung lesion in neonate: Lucent lesion:
Congenital Lobar emphysema CPAM PIE Congenital diaphragmatic hernia Necrotising pneumonia
Focal lung lesion in neonate: solid lesion:
Sequestration
Bronchogenic Cyst.
DDX anterior mediastinal mass child:
Normal thymus: usually < 10yrs, homogenous. - Thymic rebound Lymphoma: usually teenager Germ Cell tumour: - Teratoma. - Seminoma - Non Semenomatous germ cell tumour.
DDX middle mediastinal mass child:
Lymphadenopathy:
- Inflammatory
- Neoplastic
Duplication cysts:
- Bronchogenic
- Enteric
- Neuroenteric (Usually associated vertebral anomaly)
DDX posterior mediastinal mass child:
Neurogenic tumours:
- Neuroblastoma: < 10yrs
- Ganglioneuroblastoma
- Ganglioneuroma > 10yrs
Neurofibroma
Lateral meningocele
Ewing sarcoma / Askin Tumour (posterior chest wall)
Discitis
Haematoma
Extra Medullary haematopoiesis - check liver/spleen.
Neuroenteric cyst - vertebral anomalies / scoliosis.
Aggressive chest wall mass in child DDX:
Ewing Sarcoma / Askin Tumour
Mesenchymal harmatoma:
- wild / aggressive, dysplastic before becoming agressive.
Metastatic neuroblastoma
Metastatic lymphoma
Metastatic leukaemia
Umbilical Lines Ideal position:
High position UAC: Tip T8 - T10
Low position UAC: tip below L3
Never positioned between T10 - L3
UVC: tip at IVC - RA junction at hemidiaphragm level.
Acyanotic Heart Disease DDx:
Pulmonary oedema:
- Hypoplastic left heart
- Extra cardiac shunt: Vein of Galen, hepatic haemangioendothelioma.
- Coarctation.
Shunt vascularity:
- ASD
- VSD
- PDA
- AVSD (T21)
Cyanotic Heart Disease:
Reduced Pulmonary Vasculature:
- Massive cardiomegaly:
- > Ebstein anomaly
- > Pulmonary atresia with intact septum. - No cardiomegaly:
- > TOF: boot shaped heart.
Increased Pulmonary vasculature: (4 T’S)
- > TGA: egg on string - > Tricuspid atresia - > Truncus arteriosus - > TAPVR: snowman - > Single ventricle.
Surfactant Deficiency Disease CXR features:
Pre term Low lung volumes Granular hazy opacities \+/- air bronchograms No pleural effusion
Pulmonary Interstitial emphysema CXR features:
Barotrauma, 1st week of life
Bubble like / linear non branching lucencies, focal or diffuse.
Static lung volumes.
Progression to Bronchopulmonary dysplasia:
- Oxygen dependence > 28 days, usually born early 32 weeks.
- Hazy opacity progressing to course markings and bubble like lucencies.
Transient tachypnea New Born CXR features:
C section / maternal diabetes
Interstitial oedema, indistinct vasculature
Pleural fluid
Normal / increased lung volumes.
Meconium aspiration CXR features:
Increased lung volumes
Asymmetric patchy opacities, ropey, peri hilar appearance.
Alternating hyperinflation / atelectasis.
Pneumothorax 20-40%
Neonatal pneumonia CXR features:
PROM
Increased lung volumes
Patchy asymmetric peri hilar opacities
+/- pleural fluid
Group B strep CXR features:
Low lung volumes
Bilteral granular opacities
Pleural fluid.
PHACES Syndrome
P: Posterior fossa - Dandy Walker H: Haemangioma A: Arterial anomalies C: Coarctation / cardiac defects E: eye anomalies S: Sub glottic haemangiomas.
Bowel Obstruction DDX: AIMS:
A: appendicitis, Adhesions
I: Internal hernia, Intussecption
M: Meckels, Malrotation
Causes of micro colon:
Meconium Ileus:
- Filling defects in bowel -> CF
- Scrotal / peritoneal Ca++
Ileal or colon atresia:
- abrupt cut off
Total colonic Hirschsprungs