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Define esophageal atresia

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Blind esophageal pouch w/ or w/o a fistulous connection between the proximal or distal esophagus & trachea

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esophageal atresia clinical presentation

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  1. Copious secretions
  2. Choking
  3. Cyanosis & respiratory distress
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Trachoeoesophageal fistula distal to esophagus CXR findings

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Gas present in bowel

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EA WITHOUT fistula CXR findings

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NO gas in bowel

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EA treatment

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  1. NG tube in proximal pouch on low intermittent suction
  2. Elevate head of bed to prevent reflux
  3. IV glucose
  4. Fluids & O2
  5. Surgery
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Esophageal FB clinical presentation

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  1. Asx=50%
  2. Dysphagia, odynophagia
  3. Drooling
  4. Chest or abdominal pain
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What is the MC FB ingested?

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Coin ingestion

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Define GER

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  1. Uncomplicated recurrent spitting & vomiting

2. Resolves spontaneously

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Define GERD

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Reflux causes 2ry sx’s or complications:

  1. Aspiration
  2. Pneumonia
  3. Failure to thrive
  4. GI bleeding
  5. Food refusal
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What is the MC infant sx?

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GER

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GERD treatment

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  1. Thickening feeds w/ oat cereal
  2. Milk free (& soy free) diet x 2wks.
  3. H2 blocker vs. PPI
  4. Surgery: Nissen Fundoplication (severe)

*reflux resolves spontaneously in 85% of affected infants by 12mo of age

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What are the two MC complications of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)?

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  1. esophageal food impactions

2. esophageal stricture

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EoE si/sx’s

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  1. Feeding dysfxn
  2. Vague non-specific GERD sx’s
  3. Long meal times: washing down food w/ liquids
  4. Avoidance of highly textured foods
  5. No response to medical &/or surgical GERD tx
  6. FH or PMH of atopy, asthma
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EGD findings in EoE

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  1. Esophageal mucosa w/ thickening, mucosal fissures, strictures & rings
  2. Esophagus sprinkled w/ white exudates=resembles candida
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EoE treatment

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  1. Elimination of food allergens

2. Swallowed topical steroids: Fluticasone

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Define Pica

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  1. Persistent eating of nonnutritive substance:Clay, Dirt, Hairballs, Ice, Paint
  2. Present @ least 1 month
  3. Inappropriate to developmental level
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What is Pica associated with?

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Iron and zinc deficiency

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Pica treatment

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  1. Address nutrient deficiency or lead poisoning

2. Behavioral therapy & family education

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Define Rumination

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  1. Repeated regurgitation and re-chewing of food
  2. At least 1 month
  3. More common 3 to 12 months
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What is the MC inborn error of amino acid metabolism?

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Phenylketonuira (PKU)

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Define Phenylketonuira (PKU)

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Autosomal recessive

Decreased activity of phenylalanine hydroxylase

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What is the MC si/sx in Phenylketonuira (PKU)? 2nd MC?

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Intellectual disability=MC

Epilepsy=50%

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What race is Phenylketonuira (PKU) MC in?

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Caucasians

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Phenylketonuira (PKU) treatment

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  1. Dietary restriction of phenylalanine and aspartame
  2. Tyrosine supplementation
  3. Elimination of all high-protein foods: meat, dairy, nuts, legumes
  4. Restrict starches
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What is the MC food allergy?

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Cow’s milk

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What is the MC si/sx in food allergies?

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  1. Urticaria

2. Angioedema

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Food allergy treatment

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  1. Avoidance and re-introduction annually
  2. Epinephrine
  3. H1 blockers
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Define celiac disease

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Immune mediated enteropathy triggered by gluten: Protein in what, rye and barley

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RF’s for celiac disease

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  1. Type 1 diabetes
  2. Down syndrome
  3. Turner syndrome
  4. Autoimmune thyroidititis
  5. Family hx of CD
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GI manifestations in celiac dz

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  1. Poor weight gain
  2. Chronic diarrhea
  3. Abd distention
  4. Irritability
  5. Anorexia
  6. Vomiting

*usually between 6-24mo of age (when gluten 1st introduced)

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Non GI manifestations in celiac dz

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  1. Delayed puberty/short stature
  2. Delayed menarche
  3. Unexplained Fe def anemia*
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32
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Celiac Dz diagnosis

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serology &/or duodenal biopsy: villous atrophy w/ increased intraepithelial lymphocytes

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Define omphalocele

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Membrane covered herniation of the abdominal contents into the base of the umbilical cord

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Who is omphalocele MC in?

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  1. Mom’s of extreme maternal age: <20 or >40

2. Associated w/ chromosomal abnormalities

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Define gastroschisis

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Uncovered (no sac) intestine through small abdominal wall defect to the right of the umbilical cord

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What environmental factors are associated with gastroschisis?

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  1. illicit drugs: meth & cocaine
  2. link w/ aspirin & ibuprofen use during pregnancy
  3. Young maternal age
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Define reducible hernia

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Spontaneous or manual

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38
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Define incarcerated hernia

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Not reducible

NO vascular compromise

39
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Define strangulated hernia

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Vascular compromise

40
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What is the MC side in a diaphragmatic hernia

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Left

41
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What is diaphragmatic hernia associated with?

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Polyhydramnios(excess amniotic fluid)= 50%

42
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diaphragmatic hernia si/sx

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  1. Respiratory distress
  2. Scaphoid abdomen, barrel-shaped chest
  3. Signs of pneumothorax: decreased BS on ipsilateral side
43
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CXR findings in diaphragmatic hernia

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bowel loops seen in chest w/ mediastinal shift to opposite side

44
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diaphragmatic hernia treatment

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  1. Intubation, mechanical ventilation & decompression of the GI tract w/ OG tube
  2. Surgery
45
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What is the MC long term complication of diaphragmatic hernia?

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Pulmonary HTN

46
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what hernia is the MC in children?

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Indirect hernia

47
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Indirect hernia anatomical location

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  1. Passes LATERAL to deep epigastric vessels
  2. Passes IN the Inguinal canal
  3. MCly Right sided
48
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Direct hernia anatomical location

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  1. Passes MEDIAL and INFERIOR to deep epigastric vessels
  2. does NOT go through inguinal canal
  3. RARE in children
49
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What are the boundaries of the Hesselbach Triangle?

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Laterally inferior epigastric artery
Medially lateral border of rectus abdomens
Inferiorly (base) inguinal ligament

50
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What are the complications of femoral hernias? Who is MC in?

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MC=Females

Frequently become incarcerated or strangulated

51
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Who are umbilical hernias MC in?

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full term, African American infants

52
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Who is pyloric stenosis MC in?

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  1. Males
  2. First born children
  3. Whites
53
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Pyloric stenosis si/sx

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  1. Projectile postprandial vomiting
  2. “Hungry vomiter”
  3. Oliver mass in RUQ=Hallmark sign*
54
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Pyloric stenosis diagnosis?

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Abdominal (Pyloric) US: hypoechoic muscle ring >4mm thickness w/ a hyperdense center & a pyloric channel length

55
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Barium Upper GI finding in Pyloric Stenosis

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Apple core or String Sign: long, narrow pyloric canal w/ a double track of barium

56
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Pyloric stenosis treatment

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Surgical: pyloromyotomy

57
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What is duodenal atresia associated with?

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Trisomy 21

58
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Abdominal x-ray findings in duodenal atresia

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Double-bubble sign: Dilated stomach & proximal duodenum

59
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duodenal atresia si/sx

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Bilious vomiting hours after birth

60
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duodenal atresia treatment

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surgical

61
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What is the main goal of short bowel syndrome?

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Promote growth-Many treatment options

62
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What is the MC cause of bowel obstruction in the first 2 yrs of life?

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Intussusception

63
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What it the MC location of Intussusception?

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starts just proximal to ileocecal valve

64
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What is the MC cause for Intussusception in children >6?

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Lymphoma

65
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Intussusception si/sx’s

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  1. Cramping abd pain, diarrhea
  2. “Red current jelly”: pathognomonic
  3. Palpable right-sided sausage-shaped mass
66
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X-ray findings in Intussusception

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“target sign”: 2 concentric radiolucent circles superimposed

67
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What is the most sensitive and specific diagnostic modality in Intussusception?

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US

68
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What is both diagnostic and therapeutic with Intussusception?

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Barium & air enema

69
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What is another name for Hirschsprung dz?

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Congenital aganglionic megacolon

70
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What is the MC chromosomal abnormality associated w/ Hirschsprung disease?

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Down syndrome

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Hirschsprung disease si/sx

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Usually presents in infancy:

  1. Failure of the newborn to pass meconium
  2. Vomiting
  3. Abd distention
  4. Reluctance to feed
72
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Hirschsprung disease barium enema findings

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Narrow distal segment w/ sharp transition to the proximal dilated

73
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Hirschsprung disease treatment

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Surgical:

  1. Removal of aganglionic bowel-Temporary colostomy
  2. Surgical reconstruction
74
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What is the MC long-term complication of Hirschsprung disease?

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Fecal incontinence

75
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What is the MC congenital anomaly of the GI tract

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Meckel’s Diverticulum

76
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Define Meckel’s Diverticulum

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Outpouching or bulge lower part of the small intestine

77
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What is the rule of two’s in Meckel’s Diverticulum?

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  1. 2% of the population
  2. 2:1, M:F
  3. first 2 yrs of life=50% of complications occur then
  4. Within 2 feet from the ileocecal valve
  5. 2 inches in length
78
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Meckel’s Diverticulum clinical presentation

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  1. Asymptomatic-usually
  2. Painless lower GI bleeding
  3. Mimic appendicitis
79
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Meckel’s Diverticulum diagnosis

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  1. Arteriography or CT angiography

2. Meckel’s scan: radionuclide scan

80
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Define Pilonidal Cyst

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Infxn of skin or subQ tissue at/near upper part of natal cleft of the buttock

81
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Pilonidal Cyst RF’s

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overweight/obesity 
local trauma or irritation
sedentary lifestyle or prolonged sitting
deep natal cleft 
family hx
82
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What are pinworms called?

A

enterobiasis

83
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Pinworm si/sx

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intense anal pruritus

84
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Pinworm treatment

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Pyrantel pamoate 11mg/kg (max 1g): Repeat after 2 weeks

*Tx everyone in the house

85
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Define encopresis

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Repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places:

  1. @ least 3 months
  2. @ least 4 years of age
86
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encopresis treatment

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Behavioral-educational tx

Biofeedback therapy

87
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Pharmacotherapy treatment in encopresis

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  1. Suppositories & enemas: Miralax (initially)

2. Laxatives: Milk of magnesia (maintenance)

88
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Jaundice treatment

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  1. Phototherapy: Unconjugated bilirubin absorbs light

3. Transfusion-if severe

89
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Define Gilbert’s Syndrome

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Familial hyperbilirubinemia:
Autosommal dominant (common)
90
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Who is Gilbert Syndrome MC in?

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Males

91
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What are the 4 primary organs that Cystic Fibrosis effects?

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  1. Lung
  2. Pancreas
  3. Intestine
  4. Liver
92
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Complications of the pancreas in CF?

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  1. Fat soluble vitamin deficiency
  2. Steatorrhea
  3. Malnutrition
93
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Complications of the intestine in CF?

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CHO intolerance

Intussception

94
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CF treatment

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  1. Pancreatic enzyme supplementations

2. Ursodiol: cholestasis tx

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