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Thursday, June 5, 2014

Child sinusitis?

Suspected child sinusitis?

Summary:    uncomplicated acute sinusitis - no imaging

                    acute with no response, recurrent or chronic - CT sinus without contrast
                    sinusitis and concern for orbital complication - CT sinus with contrast 

                    sinusitis and concern for orbital and intracranial complication - CT sinus and head with contrast  


Educational purposes for licensed providers.



Note to Patients:

Radiology is a very large and ever changing field and this post is to help your provider.  When combined with a thorough history and physical exam, this information can be very useful.  Your provider is best suited to answer specific questions regarding this post.

A provider is usually a Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant or Medical Doctor.

Of course, this is not a substitute for medical care.


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