GI Issues & Disorders Flashcards
Gastroenteritis
Definition: a nonspecific term applied to a syndrom of -1- nausea, -2-, and -3- as the result of an acute irritation/inflammation of the gastric mucosa; children attending day care are at increased risk
- severe, acute
- vomiting
- diarrhea
Gastroenteritis Causes/Incidence -1- cause the majority of cases and are especially active during the winter > -2- > -3- > -4-
- Viruses
- Rota (immunized)
- Noro (cruise)
- Adeno (autumn)
Gastroenteritis Causes/Incidence Bacterial > -1- (odorous stool) > -2- (mild loose stools); most -3- > -4- > -5- (fever spikes, bloody stools, febrile seizures)
- campylobacter
- E. coli
- common bacterial cause of diarrhea
- salmonella
- shigella
Gastroenteritis Causes/Incidence Viral Bacterial -1- -2- contents (-3-) -4- stress
- parasites
- inorganic food
- PICA
- emotional
Gastroenteritis S/S
> -1-
> -2-
> -3-/decreased -4-
- Vomiting
- Watery diarrhea
- dehydration/decreased
- urine output
Gastroenteritis S/S
- 1- (fever when septic)
- 2- and/or -3-
- General “sick” feeling/affect
- cramping abdominal pain
- abdominal distention
Ax of Dehydration > Moderate >> HR -1- > Severe >> HR -2- >> -3- prolonged (-4-)
- increased
- severe, decreased
- cap refill
- > 3sec
Ax of Dehydration
Moderate to severe: Urine -1- or -2-
- <1mL/kg/hour
2. <6 wet diapers/day
Gastroenteritis - Dx Tests/Findings
> None indicated unless symptoms persist for -1- or -2- is present
> -3- may be -4- w/ -5- infections
- > 72 hours
- bloody stool
- stool guaiac
- positive
- bacterial
Gastroenteritis - Dx Tests/Findings
> stool for -1-
> -2-
> stool for -3-
- WBCs
- stool culture
- ova & parasites
Gastroenteritis - Mgmt
Daycare exclusion: rotavirus, -1-, and -2-; only -1- & -2- require -3- prior to -4-
> Frequent -5- is often all that is needed
- e. coli
- shigella
- two negative stool cultures
- return to daycare
- supportive therapy
Gastroenteritis - Mgmt
> -1- should continue
> -2- with -3-
- Breastfeeding/formula
- oral rehydration therapy
- Pedia-, Infa-, Naturalyte, and Rehydrate
Gastroenteritis - Mgmt
|»_space; -1-, soda, and -2- are -3- due to -4- and -5-
- apple juice
- sports drinks
- not appropriate
- significant carb concentration
- limited E- concentrations
Gastroenteritis - Mgmt
A regular -1- after the patient is rehydrated (or -2-)
- diet gradually resumes
2. BRAT for diarrhea
Gastroenteritis - Mgmt
-1- should be used -2-
> may -3-
> -4- in patients with fever and/or -5-
- anti-motility drugs
- judiciously
- prolong illness –> perforation
- Shouldn’t be used
- bloody stools
Gastroenteritis - Mgmt
-1- therapy
> since most cases are -2- -1- are generally not indicated
> therapy is -3-
> Long term (for any reason): Include -4-, helps return -5- to -6-
- Antibiotic(s)
- caused by viruses
- based on the offending organism
- L. acidophilus
- gastric pH down
- physiologic/antiseptic levels
GERD
Definition: common condition in which -1- into the -2- from the stomach through the -3-
- gastric contents pass
- esophagus
- lower esophageal sphincter
GERD - classes
-1-: -2- episodic vomiting
- physiologic
2. infrequent
GERD - classes
-1-: painless, -2- with -3-
- Functional
- Effortless vomiting
- no physical sequelae
GERD - classes
-1-: -2- with alteration in physical funciotning such as -3- and -4-
- pathologic
- frequent vomiting
- FTT
- asp. pna
GERD - S/S -1- -2-, wheezing -3- Other (less common): -4-, -5-, -6-, pharyngitis
- weight loss
- choking, coughing
- heartburn
- otitis media
- dental erosion
- sore throat
GERD - Labs/Dx
Diagnosis is usually made from … findings
history and phys exam
GERD - MGMT - feeding habits > -1- feedings > -2- feeding > continue -3- > Avoid -4-
- Small, frequent
- burp frequently during
- breastfeeding
- formula changes
GERD - MGMT
-1- or use -2-: one tablespoon of -3- per ounce of formula
- weighted formula
- anti-reflux formula
- rice cereal