CT without contrast
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Usually for detecting kidney stones, certain types of internal bleeding (hemorrhage) , bowel obstructions, and fractures
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Its speed makes it invaluable in emergency medicine
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Follow-up non-contrast CT abdomen studies are highly accurate in the detection of cancer related findings in patients with an established cancer diagnosis
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Except in cases where vascular involvement is suspected
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CT with intravenous (IV) contrast
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1st choice diagnostic tool for studying acute abdominal pain
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High diagnostic performance (96.8% accuracy)
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Non-contrast CT
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1st choice diagnostic alternative in the context of non-traumatic, acute abdominal pain
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For appendicitis, 97% accuracy
Contents
Tips for image setting: better to soft tissue contrast in plain CT
Pre-CT show patientโs general condition (edema, fluid collection, anemia)
Stone disease cases
Bowel disease including inflammation, obstruction
Urinary tract infection
Hemorrhage
Malignancy detection
Foreign body detection
F/U after enhanced CT
Challenge for vessel evaluation
1. Window width, Window level Adjustment
What is patient problem ?
Anemia
Case 3
Case 4: Bowel inflammation, Obstruction
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F/82
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C/C: Fever (37.8 ) , dyspnea
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Hx: HTN, DL, h/o ICH, h/o type A IMH with pericardial effusion Recently, UTI with antibiotics treatment
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Lab: CRP 2.4mg/dL , WBC 33k
Colitis with specific cause (Pseudomembranous colitis by C.difficile)
Enterocolitis
Case 5: Urinary tract infection
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M/77
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C/C: Lt. PCN remove site leakage, no self voiding
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Hx : bladder cancer s/p Op with neobladder
Case 6
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M/76
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C/C: epigastric pain
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Hx: BPH, CAOD, COPD, HTN, Aortic stenosis s/p AVR
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Lab
WBC 18k (74.1%) , CRP 0.5
AST/ALT 137/74, T.bil/D.bil 1.7/0.5 ALP/rGT 36/861
GB attenuation ๋์๋ณด์ - Acute cholecystitis with sludge
Next day: revisit ER
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C/C : Abdominal pain aggravation , dyspnea
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Lab
WBC 25k (90.6%) ร 18k (74.1%)
CRP 12.3 mg/dL
Hb 10.9 (4PM) ร 11.5 (1PM) ร 12.9 (9AM) ร 14.7 (1day ago 7AM)
PT(INR) 4.34
Next day: repeated CT
์๊ณ ๋ณด๋ hemobilia ํ์
Hemorrhage ๊ฐ ์๊ฐ์ ๋ฐ๋ผ attenuation ๋ฌ๋ผ์ ธ์ .. Layered pattern
Contrast agent ๊ฐ Kidney function ์์ข์๋ bile excretion ๋ ํจ
Hemorrhagic cholecystitis
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Rare, life-threatening condition that can lead to GB perforation
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End stage of acalculous cholecystitis
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Necrosis of the gallbladder wall & pseudoaneurysm formation of the cystic artery
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Subsequent rupture and acute bleeding into the gallbladder
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Acknowledged causes: blunt trauma, bleeding tendency, GB malignancy
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Symptoms easily confused with acute calculous cholecystitis
+hemobilia / hematemesis as blood drains into the GI tract
Biliary stones or impacted sludge may mimic hemobilia and can present a ย diagnostic pitfall โ clinical correlation is necessary
Case 7
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77/M
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C/C: fever, RUQ pain
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Hx: thymoma s/p excision
GB cancer with acute cholecystitis
Case 8
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F/51
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C/C: LLQ abdominal pain for 7 days
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Hx: HTN, DM, LC (alcohol, fatty change), ectopic pregnancy s/p Op
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Refer from outside hospital due to surgery
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Patientโs Symptom: RLQ pain 1week ago ร migration of pain to LLQ two days ago
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Hx of swallowing of fish bone (?) at 10 days ago
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Temporary reading: One foreign body at posterior side of distal descending colon with localized peritonitis
Op finding
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One toothpick at anterior wall of descending colon with penetration
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Another toothpick at posterior wall of descending colon with penetration to retroperitoneum
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Closure of micro-perforated descending colon
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Toothpicks and cocktail sticks have the greatest propensity for migrating into any of the adjacent organs leading to fistulation and abscess formation
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Toothpick can be difficult to perceive on CT, depending on the type of wood
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Repeat non-contrast CT study will improve the diagnostic confidence
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Multiplanar, three-dimensional reconstructions often be useful
Case 9
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F/87 C/C: hematemesis
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Hx: HTN, DM, Asthma, h/o MI, A.fib
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Lab : WBC 30k , Hb 7.9 , CRP 6.9 , INR 1.7
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EGD
Acute hemorrhagic gastritis, no current bleeding
R/O gastric angiodysplasia, body
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Aggravation of abdominal pain โ F/U with non-contrast CT
Uterus rupture
Uterine rupture by inflammation
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Etiology
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Trauma
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Genetic disorder associated with uterine wall weakness
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Prolonged induction or augmentation of labor
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Overstretching of the uterine wall (multiple gestation pregnancy, uterine anomalies ..)
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Spontaneous rupture of pyometra causing peritonitis in elderly female
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Misdiagnoses are common , most frequent preoperative diagnosis is generalized peritonitis secondary to GI perforation
Case 10-1
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M/94
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C/C: abdominal pain
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Hx : sigmoid colon cancer s/p anterior resection , AAA s/p EVAR, s/p PTGBD insertion
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Lab: CRP 14.9mg/dL, Hb 9.6g/dL
Contained rupture
Case 10-2
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M/43
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C/C: Abdominal pain, aggravation
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Hx : h/o ureter stone
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Lab: within normal limit
Take home message
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Master normal anatomy, normal findings
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Compared with other part of body (Asymmetry ํ์ธ)
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Compared with previous image
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Compared with another Patient
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Most important clue is clinical setting
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You can find mor clues as much as you know (์๋ ๋งํผ ๋ง์ด ๋ณด์ธ๋ค)
