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MD 3 - Paeds > Gastro-intestinal and GU > Flashcards

Gastro-intestinal and GU Flashcards

1
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symptoms of classical coeliac disease in children

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  • anorexia, weight loss
  • abdominal distension and wasting
  • chronic diarrhoea
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AB treatment of UTI (NO associated pyelonephritis)

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trimethoprim OR cephalexin

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3
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enuresis is usually caused by a combination of which 3 things

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  • high nocturnal urine production
  • small nocturnal functional bladder capacity
  • poor arousal from sleep to a full bladder
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4
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mainstay treatment of enuresis

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bed wetting alarms

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5
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what are the 2 major complications of dysfunctional voiding and overactive bladder

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  • increased UTI risk

- detrusor hypertrophy and hyperplasia –> small capacity bladder –> elevated bladder pressures and VU reflux

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6
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when do children usually grow out of cows milk allergy

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proctitis and enteropathy - 6-12 months

enterocolitis - 3-4 years

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symptoms of GORD in infants

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  • pronounced irritability
  • refusal to feed
  • weight loss
  • haematemasis
  • chronic cough
  • apnoea
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8
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potential complications of bacterial gastroenteritis

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  • bacteraemia
  • secondary infection –> pneumonia, ostemyelitis, meningitis
  • Reiter’s syndrome
  • HUS
  • Gullain-Barre
  • reactive arthropathy
  • haemorrhagic colitis
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9
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difference between monosymptomatic and nonmonosymptomatic enuresis

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  • mono - night wetting without daytime urinary Sx

- nonmono - night wetting + any daytime lower urinary tract symptoms

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10
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how do you diagnose dysfunctional voiding or overactive bladder

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uroflow

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11
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reflux in infants peaks at what age

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3-4 months

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12
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clinical presentation of cows milk induced proctitis

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well baby
mild diarrhoea
small amounts of bloody stools

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13
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difference between reflux and GORD

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GORD leads to long term compications

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14
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3 features on histology of coeliac disease

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villour atrophy
crypt hyperplasia
raised intra-epithelial lymphocytosis

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15
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treatment of Clostridium difficile

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vancomycin or metronidazole

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16
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definition of enuresis

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wetting while asleep after age 5

17
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pharmacological treatment of enuresis

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  • desmopressin

- anticholinergics - if overactive bladder

18
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clinical presentation of cows milk induced enteropathy

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unwell miserable baby
vomiting
chronic diarrhoea
abdominal distension 
FTT
oedema
19
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what is the most common age of Coeliac disease presentation in children

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9-18 months

20
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risk factors for UTI in childhood

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  • previous UTI
  • structural abnormality of the renal tract
  • vesico-ureteric reflux
  • strong family history
21
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most common cause of viral gastroenteritis in children

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rotavirus

22
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AB treatment of suspected pyelonephritis

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benzyl penicillin + gentamycin

23
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clinical presentation of cows milk induced enterocolitis

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acutely unwell baby
profuse vomiting 2-4 hours after ingestion
abdominal distension
bloody diarrhoea
FTT
\+/- CVS collapse
24
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3 manifestations of cows milk protein allergy and what ages doe they normally occur

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proctitis - early infancy
enteropathy - early infancy
enterocolitis - from weeks to months of age

25
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what is the major cause of encopresis

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functional faecal retention secondary to fear of defecation –> hyposensitivity to signals –> intermittent relaxation of external anal sphincter –> overflow and unexpected faecal leakage

26
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risk factors for GORD in children

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cerebral palsy
down syndrome
CF
upper GI malformations

27
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difference between primary and secondary enuresis

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  • primary = never have been dry continuously for at least 6 months
  • secondary = have relapsed after a period of dryness of at least 6 months
28
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when should you perform an ultrasound on a child with a UTI

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  • not responding to AB
  • ## all boys
29
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antibodies associated with coeliac disease

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anti-transglutaminase

anti-gliadin

30
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which cancer is associated with untreated coeliac disease

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intestinal enteropathy-associated T cell lymphoma

31
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definition of encopresis

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faecal incontinence in a child >4 years at least once per month for 3 months

32
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what are some tips to help parents with reflux in their infants

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  • place baby in prone position after feeding
  • avoid over-feeding
  • avoid aerophagia
  • try small more frequent feeds
33
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what is special about the timing of adenovirus gastroenteritis

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the diarrhoea can last >14 days

MD 3 - Paeds (18 decks)

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