11/23 DSA readings

Question 1

Osteopathic Manipulative treatment applied after a major gastrointestinal operation is associated with ______.

Answer 1

Decreased time to flatus and decreased postoperative hospital LOS (length of stay)

Question 2

Infantile colic has been defined as

Answer 2

paroxysmal uncontrollable crying in an otherwise healthy infant 3 hours of crying/day for > 3 weeks.

Question 3

_______ families consult their health care providers with colic babies

Answer 3

1 in 6

Question 4

Colic associations (3)

Answer 4

• maternal smoking
• increased maternal age
• first born

Question 5

Proposed physiological processes of colic (2 hypothesis)

Answer 5

1. colic is caused by the impact of abnormal GI motility and pain signals from sensitized pathways in the gut viscera
2. inadequate amounts of lactobacilli and increased amounts of coliform bacteria in the intestinal microbiota influences the gut motor function and gas production

Question 6

Treatments of colic

Answer 6

• Diet modification
• Lactase therapy
• probiotics
• massage
• behavior modifications between infant and caregiver
• R/O cows milk allergy