GI SAQ Flashcards
1.Please match the following case scenarios with the appropriate nutritional supplements.
a) 4 month old male with a chylothorax.
b) 2 year old neurodevelopmentally delayed child with G-tube.
c) 3 month old male with confirmed eosinophilic enteritis.
d) Neonate born to an HIV-positive mother on antiretrovirals, both of whom live in rural sub-Saharan Africa.
Options: Pediatric formula 1.0 kcal/ml Breast feed ad lib Hydrolyzed protein formula Elemental formula with 0% fat
4mo chylothorax = elemental formula with 0% fat
2yo G-tube = pediatric formula 1.0kcal/mL
3mo eosinophilic enteritis = hydrolyzed protein formula
HIV+ sub-Saharan Africa = breastfeed ad lib
- Young girl with CP who is in a wheelchair with contractures. Other than weight, what are three anthropometric measures of nutrition that can be used?
- Arm span
- Mid-upper arm circumference
- Subscapular skinfold thickness
- Triceps skinfold thickness
- Presented with growth curves. Child with severe spastic CP presents with height 3rd, and weight «3rd. Has intermittent choking with feeds. There is no vomiting or diarrhea. They are not on any medications and are otherwise healthy. What are FIVE things you want to do for management
- OT/SLP feeding assessment
- Video fluoroscopy feeding assessment to look for aspiration
- Consider NG feeds and consider G-tube in discussion with family
- Dietician consult to look at caloric intake and how to increase calories
- Consider trial of thickened feeds (depending on results of feeding study)
- kid with celiac disease, taking megavitamins has pseudotumour cerebri
a. What is the cause?
Hypervitaminosis A
- Vegan kid
a. Deficient in?
b. What’s the worse complication of vitamin b12?
A. Vit B12, Vit D, linolenic acid, possibly calcium, zinc, Iron
B. Developmental regression
- Kwashiorkor kid
a. Gets rash with sun exposure, what is he deficient in?
b. Name 3 things you would do to ensure he gets refed safely
A. Niacin
B.
1. Treat hypoglycemia, hypothermia, or infection
2. Treat dehydration if present
- PO/NG rehydration when possible with ORS
- IV fluids only if severe hypovolemia or shock
3. Slow + cautious refeeding
- formula with 75kcal/100mL
- 80-100kcal/kg/d
- Small amounts + frequent intervals b/c decreased intestinal motility + gastric acid production
4. Monitor + treat electrolyte abnormalities
5. Start dietary supplements: vit A, folate , thiamine, iron (once in rehabilitation/wk 2-6)
- Name a medical condition (in a baby) that is a contraindication to breastfeeding.
Galactosemia
Phenylketonuria
- An 11 month old baby girl presents with a history of diarrhea and failure to thrive. She also had developed the rashes shown in the figures. The symptoms started shortly after switching from breastmilk to formula. Please identify the diagnosis to explain these symptoms.
Zinc deficiency
- TPN – list four metabolic complications (2 points)
- Conjugated hyperbilirubinemia
- Electrolyte deficiency
- Trace element deficiency: Fe, Zn, Cu, Se
- Vitamin deficiency: B1,2,6,12, C, A,E, folic acid
- Hypo/hyperglycemia
- Hypercalcuria
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Liver steatosis
Long term metabolic complications
- Parenteral nutrition associated liver disease
- Bone disease
11 4 effects of excess vitamin D (2 points)
- Hypercalcemia
- Nausea, vomiting, poor feeding, constipation
- Altered LOC (lethargy, confusion, hallucinaions, coma)
- Arrhythmias
- Hypernatremia
- Nephrocalcinosis + nephrolithiasis
Tx
- IV NS +/- loop diuretic: leads to increased Na + Ca excretion in urine
- prednisone: blocks absorption of Ca
- Calcitonin: lower Ca by inhibiting bone resorption
- bisphosphonates: inhibit bone resorption
- last resort: hemodialysis
12 A 13 year old girl comes to you with a BMI of 24 (have to plot…… plots at 90th %ile). Interpret the BMI.
What is considered a healthy BMI?
Overweight
<5%tile are underweight
>85%tile are overweight
>95%tile are obese
- Breastfed baby of a vegan mom. What deficiency are you concerned about?
Vitamin B12 Vit D Linolenic acid Zinc (if >7mo) Iron Calcium (breastmilk usually not impacted, but strict vegans are usually deficient)
- After a recent Listeriosis scare, a family decides to change to a vegetarian diet. They are at risk of what nutrient deficiency?
Vitamin B12
Vit D
Linolenic acid
- An ex-28 weeker is now 9 weeks old and is ready for discharge. Does he need iron supplementation. Explain your answer.
Yes, if exclusively breastfeed needs 2mg/kg/d by 1mo until weaned to iron-fortified formula or beginning complementary foods due to premature infants have lower stores of iron and depletion of stores by 2-3mo of age
- Mom asks how to prevent poor dentition in her soon-to-be-born child. Name 3 suggestions you would give her.
- Dental assessment for infants within 6mo of their first tooth appearing and no later than 1y of age
- Wipe baby’s gums with soft, clean, damp cloth 2X/d
- Once teeth appear, use soft bristle toothbrush. Start fluoride toothpaste at 3yo.
- No milk to fall asleep. Minimize juice.
- What is the criterion for a child to be called “obese”? What is the criterion for a child to be called “overweight”?
If >=2yo, use CDC normative BMI percentiles
Overweight if BMI 85-95%tile
Obese if >=95%tile
Extremely obese if BMI >=120% of 95%tile or >=35kg/m2
If <2yo, obese if wt for recumbent length on WHO chart is >=97.7%tile
- Child with BMI over 31.
How do you calculate BMI (give formula) (1) ?
What are 5 diseases that he is at risk for (3) kg/m2
BMI = wt (kg)/ ht(m) squared
- T2DM
- Hyperlipidemia
- Metabolic syndrome
- HTN!
- OSA
- SCFE
- MI
- Stroke
- Atherosclerosis
- A mother comes in with her newborn baby and tells you that she lives out in the country where they have well water. What should she do about vitamins and fluoride? What do you tell her about each (be specific) (2)
Vit D 400 units daily
Fluoride How does fluoride prevent caries? 1. Inhibits plaque 2. Inhibits demineralization 3. Enhances remineralization of enamel
Too much fluoride leads to dental fluorosis = abnormal enamel development
- no fluoride before teeth have erupted
- Give supplemental fluoride in >6mo if
1. concentration in drinking water <0.3ppm (optimal is 0.7 ppm)
2. Child does not brush teeth at least 2X/d
3. Child high risk of caries
4. Use preparations to maximize topical effect: mouthwash, lozenges, drops, chewable tablets - Fluoride in municipal water supplies + toothpaste
List 4 criteria for cyclical vomiting syndrome.
ROME IV. ALL
- > =2 episodes in 6mo of intense, unremitting nausea + paroxysmal vomiting. Lasts hours to days.
- Stereotypical pattern for each pt
- Episodes separated by wks to months. Return to baseline health in between episodes
- After appropriate medical evaluation, Sx cannot be attributed to another illness
- 4 year old is getting NG feeds 4 boluses a day. For the last 4 days, he has been having sweating, cramping and sometimes profuse diarrhea 1 hour after feeds.
A. What is the most likely reason for dumping?
B. Name 2 pathophysiological mechanisms for why this is happening.
A. NG migrated to NJ
B.
1) Osmotic load: rapid emptying of hyperosmolar fluid into the small intestine
2) Infusion at high rate into the small intestine does not have time to be absorbed for nutrients, therefore dumping
- 13 year old, previously healthy adolescent male presents with retrosternal chest pain. He has had three months of progressive dysphagia with solids.
a. What are the two most likely causes?
b. What are three additional possible causes?
A. Most likely causes
- EoE
- Esophageal stricture secondary to GERD
B. Additional possible causes
- Achalasia
- Vascular ring
- Mediastinal mass
- Esophageal web causing intrinsic mechanical obstruction
- Aside from micronutrient deficiency and malabsorption, name 3 sequelae of short gut syndrome (3)
- Complications of long term central line access - thrombosis, sepsis
- Complications of long term parenteral nutrition - liver failure, cholestasis
- Bacterial overgrowth
- Renal stones (hyperoxalaruia secondary to steatorrhea)
- Psychosocial impact of chronic illness