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Gastrointestinal Disorders Flashcards

1
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Frothing and bubbling at the mouth and nose, cough, cyanosis, respiratory distress
Feeding exacerbates the symptoms
Inability to pass an NGT or OGT in a newborn is suggestive of the dx

A

Tracheoesophageal atresia

Type A-most common

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Gold standard in diagnosing GERD

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Esophageal pH monitoring

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Indications for Endoscopy in FB ingestion

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Sharp objects, disc button batteries, or FBs with respiratory symptoms

Failure to visualize the object+symptoms

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4
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Most common cause of nonbillous vomiting

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Pyloric stenosis

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Firm, movable, olive shaped mass on the abdomen; visible peristaltic wave after feeding

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Pyloric stenosis

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Confirmatory test for Pyloric stenosis

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Ultrasound: pyloric thickness >4mm or length >14mm

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7
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Shoulder sign

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Pyloric stenosis

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8
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Double tract sign

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Pyloric stenosis

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9
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Triad:
Sudden onset of severe epigastric pain
Inability to pass a tube into the stomach
Retching with emesis

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Volvulus

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10
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Seen in barium enema as it encounters the volvulated loop

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Bird’s beak sign

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11
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X-Ray finding showing distended sigmoid loop

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Inverted U sign

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X-ray finding showing a midline crease corresponding to messenteric root in greatly distended sigmoid

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Coffee bean sign

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13
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Bilous vomiting without abdominal distention

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Duodenal atresia

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14
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X-Ray: double-bubble sign

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Duodenal atresia

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15
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Corkscrew sign

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Malrotation

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16
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Meckel diverticulum’s rule of 2

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2% of the population
2 inches long
2 feet from the ileocecal valve
2/3 have ectopic mucosa 
2% become symptomatic
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17
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Presents with painless rectal bleeding and brick colored stool

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Meckel diverticulum

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18
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Remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct

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Mickel diverticulum

19
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Presents with chronic constipation wither rum usually empty of feces on exam and with normal anal sphincter tone

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Hirschprung disease

20
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Hirschsprung disease

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Absence of Meissner and Aurbach plexus

Aganglionic segment limited to rectosigmoid (80%)

21
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Pellet-like or ribbon like stool

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Hirschsprung disease

22
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Currarino triad

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Anorectal malformation
Sacral bone anomalies
Presacral masses

23
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Gold standard for the diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease

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Rectal suction biopsy

24
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Management of Hirschsprung disease

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Temporary colostomy and wait until infant is 6-12 months old to perform definitive procedure.

(Swenson, Duhamel, Boley)

25
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Presents with severe paroxysmal colicky pain at frequent intervals with straining efforts. Currant jelly stools. Slightly tender sausage shaped mass in the RUQ

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Intussusception

26
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Barium enema: coiled-spring sign

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Intussusception

27
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Treatment of PUD

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PPI + Clarithromycin + Amoxicillin or Metronidazole

28
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Chronic or persistent diarrhea is

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> 14 days duration

29
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Lactose intolerance is what type of diarrhea

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Osmotic diarrhea

30
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Classic ex. Cholera which increase cAMP and cGMP

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Secretory diarrhea

31
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Wt loss in Some Dehydration

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5-10%

32
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Composition of Reduced osmolarity ORS (mEq/L)

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Glucose     75
Sodium      75
Chloride    65
Potassium 20
Citrate        10
Osmolarity 245
33
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Vomiting/diarrhea occurring in

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Food poisoning

34
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Vomiting/diarrhea occurring in 1-6hrs

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Staphylococcus aureus

35
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Watery diarrhea, abd cramps in 8-72hrs

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Salmonella

36
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Bloody diarrhea >15hrs

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Shigella

37
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superficial edema and bruising in the subcutaneous fatty tissue around the umbilicus

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Cullen’s sign

38
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Bluish bruising of the flanks and is a sign of retroperitoneal hemorrhage

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Grey Turner sign

39
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Active viral replication, increased risk of transmitting HBV

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HBeAg

40
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First serologic marker to appear & it’s rise coincides with the onset of symptoms. Antigen used in hep B vaccine

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HBsAg

41
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Iden of people who have resolved infections with HBV; determination of immunity after immunization

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Anti-HBs

42
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Idem of infected people with lower risk of transmitting HBV

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Anti-HBe

43
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Rises in level during the core window period

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IgM anti-HBc

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