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Paediatric surgery and GI Flashcards

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Common GI presentation in children

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Crying
Vomiting
Abdo pain
Poor feeding
Abdo distension

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What is intussuception

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Section of bowel telescopes into another usually around lymph nodes following a viral illness

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Intessuception presention

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3-9 months age
Following viral illness

Sx
- Pain
- non bilous vomiting
- drawing of legs in pain
- RECURRENT JELLY STOOL

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Intussuception Ix and findings

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Tender sausage shaped mass palpable

Blood tests - FBC, CRP
Abdominal X Ray
USS - target sign

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Intussuception treatment

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Antibiotics
Analgesia
Fluids
Barium air enema reduction during X ray - if fails surgery due to risk of bowel perforation

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What is appendicitis

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Inflammation of appendix

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Appendicitis symptoms

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Generalised abdominal pain that moves to right iliac fossa

Diarrhea and vomiting
Fever
Reduced appetite
Lethargy

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Appendicitis investigation and examination findings

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Tenderness in RIF
Rebound or percussion tenderness
Psoas sign
Rosvings Sign
Oburator sign
McBurneys point
Signs of shock

Ix
- Bloods
- Urine dipstick and MC&S
- Stool MC&S
- USS

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Appendicitis treatment

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Surgery

IV fluids
IV abx
IV analgesia
NBM

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Meckel’s diverticulum presentation

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same as appendicitis

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Complications of meckel’s diverticulum

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ecoptic gastric cells may lead to ulceration = blood stools
may lead to intussuception or volvulus

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Meckel’s diverticulum diagnosis

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Meckel’s scan

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What is meckel’s diverticulim

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congenital outpouching or bulge in the lower part of the small intestine - leftover of umbilical cord

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DDx of bilious vomiting

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Volvulus
Duodenal atresia / stenosis
Necrotising entercolitis
Meconium ileus
Hirschsprung’s disease
Post op ileus
Incarcerated hernia

  • all signs of bowel obstruction
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What is volvulus and what can it lead to (complications)

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Twist in intestine (malrotated gut)

RED FLAG BOWEL OBSTRUCTION - CAN LEAD TO DEATH OF SMALL BOWEL - TIME CRITICAL

COMPLICATIONS
- DEATH
- adhesions
- small gut syndrome

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Ix and Tx for volvulus

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Abdo XR
Bloods
Barium swallow if able

Tx
- resuscitate fluids
- analgesia
- abx
- NG TUBE INSERTION to decompress abdo distention
- EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMY FOR LADDS PROCEDURE (MAY ALSO PUT IN STOMA)

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Sx of volvulus

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Bilious vomiting
sever abdo pain
irritability
poor feeding
diarrhoea
fever

distended abdo
v tender
dehyrdated
tachycardic
signs of shock

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DDx of non bilious vomiting

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Reflux/GORD
Cows milk intolerance
Normal posseting
Pyloric stenosis
Sepsis / infection
Excessive feeding
Duodenal stenosis
Appendicitis
Gastroenteritis
Raised ICP
Intussusception
Incarcerated hernia

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What is pyloric stenosis

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Hypertrophy of pylorus muscle - resultis in narrow channel and obstruction

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Pyloric stenosis presentation

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PROJECTILE NON BILIOUS VOMITING
poor feeding
signs of dehydration

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Ix and investigation findings of pyloric stenosis

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Palpable olive mass in midline

Bloods
BLOOD GAS - METABOLIC ALKALOSIS, RAISED PH AND HCO3, HYPOCHLORAEMIA, HYPOKALAEMIA (due to vomiting and dehydration and loss of electrolytes)
USS

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Pyloric stenosis treatment

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NBM
NG Tube insertion
IV fluids - electrolyte correction

Surgery - pylorectomy
Post op - build feeds slowly

23
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Umbilical hernia tx

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May close spontaneously by 2 yrs old - not concerning if reducible

IF NOT RESOLVED BY 5 YRS OLD, IF NOT REDUCIBLE OR SIGNS OF BOWEL OBSTRUCTION = SURGERY

24
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What is Wilms tumour and how does it present and treatment

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Unilateral renal tumour

May have haematuria
Palpable abdominal mass
Abdo distension
May have hypertension

DO NOT LEAVE UNTREATED (HIGH MORTALITY)
CHEMO AND SRUGICAL RESECTION

25
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Define Nueroblastoma, presentation and treatment

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Tumour starting from adrenal or paraspinal sites

Abdominal distension / mass
Anorexia
CATECHOLAMINE IN URINE

Tx
- Chemo, surgery, radiotherapy

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What is rhabdomyosarcoma

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Soft tissue sarcoma around muscular structures

27
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Rhabdomyosarcoma presentation

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mass - esp in head / neck
associated to li fraumeni syndrome

28
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DDx of neonatal GI surgical conditions

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 Gastroschisis
 Exomphalos/Omphalocele
 Tracheo-oesophageal Fistula
 Oesophageal atresia
 Necrotising enterocolitis
 Duodenal atresia
 Hirschsprung’s disease
 Anorectal malformation
 Meconium ileus
 Congenital lung malformation
 Volvulus
 Spina Bifida

29
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Main time critical emergencies

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bilious vomiting
testicular torsion

emergency referral to paediatric surgery

30
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Define gastroschisis and its treatment

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Defect in abdominal wall, gut exposed, urgent tx
required, bowel may be ischaemic

Wrap in plastic to prevent fluid loss

31
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Define omphalocele and its treatment

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Failure of viscera to return into abdo cavity, covered
in sac

Tx: silo formation, gradual reduction into abdo cavity

32
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Sx and Tx of button battery or ball bearing magnet ingestion + complication

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Drooling
Poor orla intake
Distress when feeding

EMERGENCY ADMISSION
RISKS - corrosion to trachea, oesophagus, aorta, fistula formation between bowel wall

33
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Types of stoma

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Colostomy - solid contents
Ileostomy - liquid contents
End colostomy - one end is stoma and other is mucuous fistula
Loop stoma - halved stoma for temporary use

34
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DDx of scrotal swelling

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Testicular torsion
Hydrocele
Epididymo orchitis
Inguinal hernia
Incarcerated hernia
Acute idiopathic scrotal oedema
Trauma

35
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Testicular torsion Tx

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NBM
IV analgesia
Refer to surgery - to untwist, if necrotic = orchidectomy

36
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What is a incarcerated hernia

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Irreducible hernia

37
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Clinical findings and Tx of incarcerated hernia

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Lump on groin/abdomen - more prominent when crying/coughing
Feels separate to testis

Urgent referral to surgery - manual reduction - delay may cause bowel strangulation and bowel death

38
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What is a hydrocele - how does it present and Tx

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Fluctuant scrotal swelling

  • not tender
  • no erythema
  • gradual onset swelling

Should go away by 2 yrs, if not refer to surgery

39
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Epidiymoorchitis presentation and tx

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quick onset
testicular pain, redness and swelling
associated to STI or UTI
Penile discharge
Dysuria

antibiotics

40
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Acute idiopathic scrotal oedema presentation and treatment

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Scrotal skin in red and tender
NO hydrocele
Testis normal
Erythema spreads to perineum

Tx
- antibistamine and steroids

41
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Penile pathologies in children

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Balanitis
Balanitis xerotica obliterans
Para phimosis
Trauma
phimosis

42
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Balanitis symptoms and signs

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Head of penis is sore and itchy and red
Exudate on penis head
Bleeding from foreskin
Odour
Dysuria
Tightening of foreskin
Inability to retract foreskin (phimosis)

43
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Balanitis treatment

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Lukewarm spoks
Topical steroids, antifungals or antibiotics

44
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What is balanitis xerotica obliterans

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Chronic often progressive inflammation of glans penis

45
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Complications and cause of balanitis xerotica obliterans

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Leads to
- phimosis
- urethral stenosis
- scarred white foreskin with pinhole opening

Lichen sclerosis may cause it

46
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Tx of balanitis xerotica obliterans

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Topical steroid +
circumcision+/- meatal dilatation

47
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What is paraphimosis and how does it present

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Tight prepuce is retracted and then unable to be replaced

Erythema, swelling and pain

48
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Paraphimosis Tx

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Urgent referral to surgeons

manual reduction
osmotic reduction (sugar water)
Surgery

49
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What is phimosis and presentation

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Irretractable foreskin

  • normal until 2 yrs old
  • incidence of balanitis
50
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Tx of phimosis

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Avoid retraction if congenital - can cause scar formation
If issue is after 2 yrs of age - surgery

51
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What is hypospadias and tx

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Meatus on underside of penis

Repair
TELL PARENTS DO NOT CIRCUMCISE - FORESKIN IS USED IN THE REPAIR

52
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UTI treatment in children

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Under 3 - safeguarding, urine urgent MC&S (no urine dip), refer to paediatric specialist (may be congenital malformation)

Over 3 - Urine dip - abx tx and urine mc&s

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Pyelonephritis sx and tx

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Systemically unwell with urinary symptoms

Paeds urgent referral
Long course of abx

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