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Mouth

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highly vascular

entry point of infection

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Esophagus

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LES not fully developed until age 1, causing regurgitation

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What is the stomach capacity of a newborn?

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10-20 mL

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Biliary System

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liver relatively large at birth

pancreatic enzymes develop postnatally until around 2 yrs

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Palpable kidney’s may indicate what?

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tumor or hydronephrosis

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Right lower quadrant pain and rebound tenderness may indicate?

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appendicitis

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What is the most common result of GI illness?

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dehydration

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What tests are necessary in many pediatric GI disorders?

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monitoring the blood count, electrolyte levels, and liver function tests

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Lab/Diagnostic Tests for Appendicitis

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  • CT scan

- C-reactive protein

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How often is an ostomy pouch changed?

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q 1-4 days

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How to change an ostomy pouch?

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  • set up equipment
  • take off pouch
  • observe stoma and surrounding skin, clean as needed
  • measure stoma, mark new pouch backing and cut new backing to size
  • apply new pouch
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Structural Anomalies of the GI Tract

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  • cleft lip and palate
  • omphalocele
  • gastroschisis
  • hernias
  • anorectal malformation
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Anomalies associated w/ Cleft Palate

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  • heart defect
  • ear malformations
  • skeletal deformities
  • genitourinary abnormality
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Complications w/ Cleft Palate

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  • feeding difficulties
  • altered dentition
  • delayed or altered speech development
  • otitis media
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Nursing Management for Cleft Palate Repair

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  • prevent injury to suture line
  • promote adequate hydration
  • encourage bonding
  • provide emotional support
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S/S of Meckel Diverticulum

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  • bleeding, anemia
  • colicky abdominal pain
  • abdominal distention
  • hypoactive bowel sounds
  • guarding
  • abdominal mass
  • rebound tenderness
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Management for Meckel Diverticulum

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  • administer ordered blood products and IV fluids
  • maintain NPO status
  • perform postop care and family ed
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Acute GI Disorders

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  • dehydration, vomiting, diarrhea
  • oral candidiasis/lesions
  • hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
  • necrotizing enterocolitis
  • intussusception, malrotation, volvulus
  • appendicitis
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Risk Factors for Dehydration

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  • diarrhea
  • vomiting
  • decreased oral intake
  • sustained high fever
  • diabetic ketoacidosis
  • extensive burns
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What fluids are NOT appropriate for oral rehydration?

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  • tap water
  • milk
  • undiluted fruit juice
  • soup/broth
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Children w/ mild to moderate dehydration require how much fluid?

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50-100 mL/kg over 4 hours

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Oral rehydration solutions should contain what?

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75 mmol/L sodium chloride and 13.5 g/L glucose

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What to do for dehydration r/t vomiting?

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  • wait 1-2 hours after emesis
  • give 0.5-2 oz to infant q 15 minutes
  • increase as tolerated
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Homemade oral rehydration solution

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1 qt water, 8 tsp sugar, and 1 tsp salt

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What alternative ORS are safe to use in children over 2 for vomiting?
- ginger capsules - candied ginger - ginger tea
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Risk Factors for Oral Candidiasis
- young age - immune suppression - antibiotic use - corticosteroid inhalers - fungal infection in mother
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Medication Therapy for Oral Candidiasis
appropriate administration of oral antifungal agents by administering Mycostatin suspension 4 times per day following feeding to allow meds to maintain contact w/ lesions
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Imperforate Anus
congenital malformation of the anorectal opening
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Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
circular muscle of the pylorus becomes hypertrophied, causing thickness in the luminal side of the pyloric canals
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What is one of the most common conditions requiring surgery in the first 2 months of life?
Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
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What is performed by cutting the muscle of the pylorus and relieve the gastric outlet obstruction?
Pyloromyotomy
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Intussusception
a process that occurs when a proximal segment of bowel "telescopes" into a more distal segment causing edema, vascular compromise, and ultimately partial or total bowel obstruction
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S/S of Intussusception
- abdominal pain - vomiting - diarrhea - currant-jelly stools - gross blood/hemocult positive stool - lethargy
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What is the hallmark sign of Intussusception?
sausage-shaped mass in upper midabdomen
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What is the most common cause of emergent abdominal surgery in children?
appendicitis
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What is the most common cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction and is characterized by constipation?
Hirschsprung Disease
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Gastroesophageal Reflux
passage of gastric contents into the esophagus
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When should GER resolve by?
12-18 months
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GERD
complications developed from the reflux of gastric contents back into the esophagus or oropharynx
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Short Bowel Syndrome
clinical syndrome of malabsorption and excessive intestinal fluid and electrolyte losses that occurs following a massive small intestine loss or surgical resection
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Encopresis
soiling of fecal contents into the underwear beyond the age of expected toilet training
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What are the 2 major idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases of children?
Crohn's disease and Ulcerative colitis
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S/S of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- abdominal cramping - fever - weight loss - poor growth - delayed sexual development
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Celiac Disease
immunologic disorder in which gluten causes damage to the small intestine
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Biliary Atresia
absence of some or all of the major biliary ducts resulting in obstruction of bile flow
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Cholelelithiasis
presence of stones in the gall bladder
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S/S of Cholellithiasis
- right upper quadrant pain radiating substernally or to right shoulder - N/V - jaundice - fever
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Hepatitis
inflammation of the liver

Pediatrics (24 decks)

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