NX2101 Neonatal Imaging and the Neonatal Chest

NX2101 Neonatal Imaging and the Neonatal Chest is organized by National Certification Corporation (NCC). This course has been approved for a maximum of 3 Contact hours.

Expiration: Dec 31, 2024

Objectives

• Understand common terms and modalities used in neonatal imaging
• Evaluate image quality and techniques of a chest radiograph and understand the importance of a patient’s positioning
• Distinguish the wide variations in the appearance of a normal neonatal chest radiograph and consider visible structures outside of the cardiopulmonary system
• Identify the location and correct positioning of lines and tubes on a neonatal chest radiograph
• Diagnose pathological findings on neonatal chest radiographs and differentiate normal from abnormal

Content Outline

• Technique
• Positioning
  • Rotation
  • Trajectory
• Normal Chest Radiograph
• Lung Volumes
  • Hypoinflation
  • Hyperinflation
• Lines and Tubes
  • Endotracheal tube
  • Peripherally inserted central catheters
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulae
• The Periphery
• Pathology
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pnuemomediastinum
  • Pulmonary interstitial emphysema
  • Atelectasis
  • Surfactant deficiency
  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  • Pulmonary hemorrhage
  • Transient tachypnea of the newborn
  • Neonatal pneumonia
  • Meconium aspiration syndrome
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Pulmonary edema
  • Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
  • Tetralogy of fallot
  • Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
  • Congenital pulmonary airway malformation
  • Pulmonary sequestration
  • Congenital lobar over-inflation
  • Bell-shaped chest
  • Esophageal atresia/Tracho-esophageal fistula
  • Chylothorax
  • Thoracic neoplasm

3.0 Contact Hours