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by Adam R. Guttentag, M.D. - Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Assistant Professor of Radiology; Director, General Radiology, and Section Chief, Thoracic Radiology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA; by Mark D. Joffe, M.D., F.A.A.P. - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Community Pediatric Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; by John M. Loiselle, M.D., F.A.A.P. - Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Director, Department of Emergency Medicine and the Urgent Care Center, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE; and by Susan L. Summerton, M.D. - Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Assistant Professor of Radiology; Director, Medical Student Education, and Section Chief, Gastrointestinal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. |
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OVERALL OBJECTIVES: The overall objective is to provide the participant with practical and clinically relevant information. Upon completion of this CME activity, the physician or healthcare provider should be able to describe the current approach to formulating differential diagnoses, diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive management of the various disciplines presented.
EDUCATIONAL GAP AND NEEDS ANALYSIS STATEMENT: The specialty of Radiology is of great importance to urban and rural EM/Primary Care practices, urgent care settings and to any practitioner relying on “first read or after hours” x-ray and CT interpretation. Therefore, a need exists for practitioners in these practice environments to review and practice their interpretation skills regularly. Exposure to reading x-rays and CT scans of commonly presenting patient complaints of Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain and disorders, Extremity Trauma in both the adult and pediatric patient is a recurrent need for the Primary Care and Emergency practitioner. There is also a need to communicate with the ever increasing problem of incidental findings as our equipment becomes more sensitive. This activity will provide an excellent overview of practical approaches to interpretation of x-rays as well as exposure to evaluating other imaging studies and their reports to improve the practitioners’ knowledge and care.
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| | TOPIC 1 | Women’s Imaging - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Determine which studies are most helpful in evaluating pelvic pain and pelvic masses.
| | 2. | | Identify common ultrasound and CT manifestations of pelvic/gynecologic disease.
| | 3. | | Determine appropriate imaging studies for patient’s who present with breast symptoms.
| | 4. | | Determine which patients will benefit from digital mammography and breast MRI.
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| | TOPIC 2 | Imaging the Mediastinum and Heart - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Identify normal mediastinal contours on a chest radiograph.
| | 2. | | Recognize abnormal cardiac contours and their common causes.
| | 3. | | Recognize abnormal mediastinal contours and their commonly associated diseases.
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| | TOPIC 3 | Pediatric Emergency Radiology - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Describe the radiographic findings of the films displayed.
| | 2. | | Interpret radiographs and diagnose a variety of pediatric conditions.
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| | TOPIC 4 | “Incidentalomas” in Radiology - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Define what is meant by the term “incidentaloma”.
| | 2. | | Describe the clinical significance of the common incidentalomas discovered on common diagnostic imaging studies.
| | 3. | | Determine when and if additional imaging or follow-up examinations are necessary for incidentalomas.
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| | TOPIC 5 | Pediatric Orthopedic Pitfalls - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Identify historical and physical clues suggestive of serious causes of limp.
| | 2. | | Summarize the utility and limitations of studies used in the evaluation of limp.
| | 3. | | Describe the interaction of anatomy, mechanism and age in common pediatric causes of limp.
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| | TOPIC 6 | Abdominal Radiography - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Evaluate normal and abnormal bowel gas patterns.
| | 2. | | Characterize calcifications demonstrated on abdominal radiographs.
| | 3. | | Describe common causes of bowel obstruction.
| | 4. | | Identify radiographic signs of bowel obstruction.
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| | TOPIC 7 | CT Angiography - Carotids, Aorta and More - Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:
| 1. | | Discuss the principles of CT angiography performed with multidetector CT.
| | 2. | | Recognize common aortic diseases demonstrated by CTA.
| | 3. | | Outline indications for other CTA examinations and recognize abnormalities.
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