GI Emergencies Ch. 18 Flashcards
Factors that contribute to reflux in peds
- shorter esophagus
- stomach is more horizontal
- sphincter is underdeveloped
Describe gastric motility in the ped
it is irregular due to immature nervous system development
What risk do flexible ribs pose?
Increase injury to underlying organs like liver an spleen
The abdominal wall in a toddler
- has less musculature that provides less protection to underlying organs
- Incomplete intestinal attachment increases injuries from deceleration, shearing, and compression
Most common type of pathogen causes NVD
viral
Tongue finding for DHN Scale
0- moist
1- sticky
2- dry
Clinical DHN scale
scored 0-8 with 0 being no DHN and progressing to
1-4 moderate and 5-8 moderate to severe
General appearance for DHN
0- normal
1-thirsty, restless, irritable, sleepy
2- drowsy, limp, cold, coma
Eyes for DHN scaale
0- normal
1-slighty sunken
2- deeply sunken
Tears for DHN scale
0- present
1- decreased
2- absent
Factors measured for clinical DHN scale
general appearance, eyes, tongue and tears
Rate for oral DHN
2-5ml every 2-5 min.
What is the leading emergent surgical issue in children
appendicitis
At what age does appendicitis most commonly occur?
the second decade of life, between 10-20
Rosvings sign
LLQ palpation causes RLQ pain 2* to stretching perotoneal fibers
Psoas sign
lifting right leg and flexing thigh against resistance elicits pain
Causes of cholecystitis on kids (6)
- obesity
- sickle cell
- infection
- hemolytic anemia
- cysytic fibrosis
- diabetes
CHoley S/SX
- pain onset after ingestion of a fatty meal
- RUQ pain
- Murphys sign pain to R subcostal region on inspiration
Pancreatitis causes
- injury
- infection
- drugs toxins
- systemic disease
Pancreatitis S/Sx
- pain mid epigastric
- distention
- pain radiating to the back
- vomiting
Another name for Hirshprungs diesease
A ganglionic megacolon