Gastro

Question 1

child can completely control swallowing

Answer 1

By 6 months

Question 2

stomach is round until age ____ and gradually elongates until age _____

Answer 2

2 yrs; 7 yrs

Question 3

less salvia is produced until

Answer 3

age 2

Question 4

stomach acid is not fully present until

Answer 4

6 months

Question 5

lower esophageal sphincter is more ____ in children

Answer 5

relaxed

Question 6

stomach pain may be

Answer 6

psychosomatic

Question 7

describe Meconium

Answer 7

thick; greenish; Black material; expelled shortly after birht

Question 8

swallowing is an automatic reflex action until

Answer 8

6 weeks of age

Question 9

muscle tone of lower esophageal sphincter not mature until

Answer 9

1 month of age

Question 10

What is a Failure to Thrive

Answer 10

Inadequate growth resulting from inability to obtain and/or use calories required for growth.

Question 11

Iron deficiency occurs most frequently in

Answer 11

12-36 months

Question 12

what are the most common vitamin deficiencies

Answer 12

Vit A
Vit C
Vit B2;B6;B12

Question 13

Characteristics of Failure to Thrive

Answer 13

Weight and/or height below the 5th percentile

or

Persistent deviation from an established growth curve

Question 14

Organic failure to thrive

Answer 14

Physical cause

Question 15

non organic Failure to thrive

Answer 15

cause unrelated to disease (Psychosocial)

Developmental delays; social, motor, adaptive, language
Apathy
Inadequate hygiene
Feeding or eating disorders
No stranger anxiety
Avoidance of eye contact
Stiff and unyielding or flaccid and unresponsive; minimal

Question 16

idopathic failure to thrive

Answer 16

Unexplainable