Abdomen Flashcards
Normal liver span children? (3)
Neonate: 5 cm
Prepubescent boy: 8 cm
Prepubescent girl: 7 cm
Therafter: <15cm
Describe the abdominal examination (14)
- Introduce, orientate, expose, position, consent
- General appearance: acute/chronic, syndromic features, equipment
- vitals
- anthropometry
- limbs: jaccold, koilonychia, leukonychia, palmar erythema
- face: sclera icterus, aniridia, kaiser Fleischer rings, neuroblastoma, corneal arcus, angular stomatitis, glossitis, aphthous ulcers, dental carries, macroglossia, pigmentation/polyps
- inspection: distension, striae, kaput medusae, spider naevi, hernia, drains/tubes/access, scars
- Palpate: light (rigidity, tender, guarding, masses)
- deep palpation: liver edge, gallbladder, spleen, kidney, descending aorta, fluid thrill
- percussion: shifting dullness, liver, suprapubic
- auscultate: normal / tinkling / absent bowel sounds, renal artery and aortic bruits
- genital examination (penile abnormalities, descended testes, scrotal swelling, external Genitalia )
- rectal: perforate, skin tags (Chrons), prolapse, underwear staining)
- summarise and differential
What is and causes picture 10? (4)
Palmar erythema
- chronic liver disease
- polycythaemia (excessive rbc)
- Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome)
- Thyrotoxicosis
Name 5 broad causes of oedema and how differentiate
With proteinuria
- renal disease
Without proteinuria
- increased vascular permeability (capillary leak)
- increased hydrostatic pressure
- decreased oncotic (colloid osmotic) pressure
- iatrogenic
Name 3 causes oedema with proteinuria
- Glomerulonephritis
- nephrotic syndrome
- acute kidney injury
Name 14 causes oedema without proteinuria
Increased vascular permeability (capillary leak)
- sepsis
- allergy: histamine mediated , anaphylaxis
- Premature
- post op, burns
- CCF, cor pulmonale
Increased hydrostatic pressure
- Ht and drugs
- heart failure
Decreased oncotic (colloid osmotic) pressure:
- nutritional: PEM: SAM (decreased intake protein)
- liver: cirrhosis (decreased production)
- git: protein losing enteropathy (increased loss)
- short bowel
- nephrotic syndrome (increased loss)
Iatrogenic
- drugs
- fluid overload: Na cl
What is and causes picture 11
Aniridia (partial/complete absence iris )
- wilms tumour
- WAGR syndrome
Name 5 causes abdominal distension
- Constipation
- Hirchsprung’s disease
- ascites
- organonegaly
- malignancy
Identify and name cause of picture 16
Caput medusae
- portal ht
Identify and name cause of picture 17 a
Spider naevi
Chronic liver disease
Name 2 causes generalised abdominal tenderness
- Mesenteric adenitis
- peritonitis
Describe the usual character of Wilm’s tumour (3)
- renal mass
- sometimes visible
- does not cross midline
Describe the usual character of abdominal neuroblastoma (3)
- Irregular firm
- may cross midline
- child very unwell
Most common site intussusception?
RUQ
Name 8 red flags constipation <1 year
- no meconium > 24 hours
- abdominal distention
- vomiting
- Failure to thrive
- bloody stools
- neurodevelopmental delay
- anal/sacral abnormalities
- any signs of other organic causes
Management difficult or rare ( < 1/3 days formula fed, < 1/7 breastfed) defecation (constipation) for at least 2 weeks in infants (10)
Check for red flags; if present transfer
child exclusively breastfed and 2 or more weeks old
→ assure, family education, probably normal, follow up
Formula feeding with or without solid food, or <2 weeks old.
→ functional constipation. Reassure,educate, verify proper formula preparation
> good response, maintenance therapy and close follow up
> partial or bad response
- reconsider diagnosis
- < 6 months: lactulose
- > 6 months: lactulose or peg
- Consider switching formula to pHf or eHf
- Rectal treatment for acute relief (glycerine suppository)
- If partial/bad response, transfer. If good, maintenance therapy and close follow up
Define troublesome regurgitation (3)
- 4 or more regurgitations per day
- 2 or more weeks
- age of onset 3 weeks - 6 months
Define infantile colic (5)
- 3 months age or less
- fussy, irritable or frequent crying
- 3 or more hours per day
- 3 or more days per week
- at least 1 week
How differentiate vomiting and regurgitation (3)
- Prodromal period with nausea, autonomic symptoms vs none
- Retching and muscle contraction vs none
- forceful expulsion stomach contents vs effortless passive reflex
Name 6 causes vomiting in first week of life
Common
- gastric irritation: ingestion blood, mucus
- under/over feeding
Other
- infections: sepsis, meningitis, NEC, UTI, oral thrush
- raised intracranial pressure: hydrocephalus, ich
- intestinal malformation and obstruction: intestinal atresia, hiatus hernia, malrotation, meconium ileus, volvulus
- Toxic and metabolic disorders
Name 6 causes vomiting in early infancy
Common
- gord
- feeding faults
- infection: URTI, oral thrush, gastroenteritis
Other
- Intestinal malformation and obstruction: hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, malrotation, volvulus
- intracranial pathology: hydrocephalus
- toxic and metabolic: inborn errors metabolism, uremia, drugs
Name 5 causes vomiting in late infancy
Common
- infections: gastro-enteritis, respiratory tract infection, UTI
Less common
- intestinal malformation and obstruction: intussusception, malrotation
- food intolerance: celiac, CMPA
- toxic and metabolic disorders: poisoning, drugs, uremia
- infections: meningitis, hepatitis
Name 7 causes vomiting in childhood
Common
- acute: gastro-enteritis, resp tract infection, food poisoning
- acute dietary indiscretion
Other
- Digestive tract disorders: peptic ulcers, appendicitis
- Raised ICP: ht, tumor, hydrocephalus
- infection: UTI, meningitis, encephalitis, hepatitis
- Toxic and metabolic: drugs, poisons, DM
- psychogenic / other: migraine, bulimia, cyclic vomiting syndrome
Significance of vomit containing undigested food?
Gastric outlet obstruction