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Paediatric Surgery and GI Flashcards

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What is Hirschprung’s disease?

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Congenital abnormality causing the ganglionic cells in myenteric and submucosal plexuses to be missing

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What is the pathophysiology of Hirschprung’s disease?

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Leads to a narrow and contracted segment

The normally innervated bowel that is proximal to the affected area becomes dilated

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How does Hirschprung’s disease normally present?

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Usually within the neonatal period

Don’t pass meconium within first 48 hours

Signs of bowel obstruction
Abdominal distension
Bilious vomiting

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How does Hirschprung’s disease present on examination?

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On PR there is significant passage of wind and liquid stool when finger is removed. This can also lead to a delay in diagnosis as bowel is temporarily dilated.

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How does Hirschprung’s disease present if the initial diagnosis has been missed?

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Profound, chronic constipation + distension + no soiling

? Growth failure

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What is the investigation for Hirschprung’s disease?

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Full thickness rectal biopsy is diagnostic

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What is the management of Hirschprung’s disease?

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Rectal washout

Anorectal pull through (cut out affected bit and form an anastomosis

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What are the complications of Hirschprung’s disease?

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Hirschprung’s enterocolitis within first few weeks of life

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What is Intussusception?

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The proximal bowel folds into a distal segment of bowel to form a pouch

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What is the pathophysiology of Intussusception?

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The ileum usually passes into the caecum through the ileocaecal valve

Disruption of peristalsis = colicky pain

Disruption of venous and lymphatic drainage = ischaemia

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Which other two abnormalities may be present in Intussusception?

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Meckel’s Diverticulum or polyp likely to be present

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What is the presentation of Intussusception? (4)

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Episodic crying that is inconsolable/ colicky pain. Becomes pale/pallor around mouth and draws up legs when pain is present with periods of recovery in between

Redcurrant jelly stools are characteristic (bloody mucus in poo) but usually appear later on

Sausy shaped mass in the tummy

Signs of bowel obstruction (Bilious vomiting and Abdominal distension)

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Which bedside tests should be performed to diagnose intussusception?

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Baseline obs - looking for signs of shock/deterioration

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Which blood tests should be performed to diagnose intussusception?

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Surgical pre-op bloods

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What imaging should be done to diagnose intussusception?

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Probably not a CT
Abdominal X-ray - showing distended small bowel + absence of gas in large bowel
Abdominal USS helpful - shows doughnut sign

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What is the management of Intussusception?

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A → E

No signs of peritonitis
Drip and suck - insert NG tube
Rectal air insufflation

Signs of peritonitis
Laparotomy for peritonitis, perforation, prolonged (>24 hrs) or pathological lead point

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What are the complications of Intussusception? (4)

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Bowel perforation

hypovolaemic shock

gut necrosis

sepsis

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What is pyloric stenosis?

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Hypertrophy of the pyloric muscle leading to a gastric outlet obstruction

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When does pyloric stenosis usually present?

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2-8 weeks old (even if premature)

More common in:
Boys
Firstborns
Family history (maternal)

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What are the symptoms of pyloric stenosis?

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Vomiting
Non-bilious (too high up for that)
↑ in frequency and force over time until it becomes projectile
Happens within minutes of feeding

No diarrhoea

Hunger - baby is alert and ?dehydrated

Weight loss (delay in presentation)

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What are the signs of pyloric stenosis?

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↓ urine output

Metabolic disturbances
Hypochloraemic metabolic alkalosis
Hyponatraemia
Hypokalaemia

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What are the bedside tests to diagnose pyloric stenosis?

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Examination

Palpable, olive sized pyloric mass in RUQ

Fluid challenge/give a feed - May see visible left to right peristalsis in LUQ whilst feeding

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What are the blood tests to diagnose pyloric stenosis?

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U&E - electrolyte imbalances

? Pre-ops

VBG - check acid-base balance

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What imaging should be done to diagnose pyloric stenosis?

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Abdominal USS

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What is the conservative/medical management of pyloric stenosis?

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Insert NG tube if stomach needs decompressing

Correct electrolyte imbalances

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What is the surgical management of pyloric stenosis?

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Pyloromyotomy

Can usually feed within 6 hours of surgery, and discharged within 2 days

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What are the causes of vomiting in an infant?

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Bilious = malrotation, meconium ileus, necrotising enterocolitis, duodenal atresia

Non-bilious
Acute = Pyloric stenosis
Chronic = GORD, CMPA, allergies/intolerance

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What is GORD in an infant?

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The involuntary passage of gastric contents into the oesophagus due to inappropriate relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter. It is worsened by fluid diet, horizontal posture and short oesophagus

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How would GORD present in an infant?

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Recurrent vomiting
Distress after feeding
Failure to thrive
Apnoea
Aspiration
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What are the risk factors for GORD in a baby?

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NM = first born, boy, preterm, neurodevelopment disorder

M = post surgical e.g. diaphragmatic hernia repair

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How would GORD in a baby be managed?

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C = reassurance. should resolve after 1 year. Avoid overfeeding - keep feeds to small and often. ? adding thickener to foods

M = PPI/gaviscon/H2 antagonist

S = only if really bad

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What are the complications of GORD in a baby?

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Oesophagitis - haematemesis and Fe deficiency anaemia

Aspiration pneumonia

Hyperchloraemic metabolic alkalosis

33
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Define colic

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When a baby cries for a long time but there is not an obvious cause

Follows a rule of 3:
Lasts for >3 hours a day
Lasts for >3 days a week
Lasts for >3 weeks

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What are the risk factors for colic?

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NM - preterm/SGA, CMPA

M - mother smoked during pregnancy

35
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What are the causes of colic? (7)

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IT CRIES

Infection
Trauma

Cardiac (SVT)
Reaction/Reflux
Intussusception
Eyes (corneal abrasion)
Surgical (testicles)
36
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What are the symptoms of colic?

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High-pitched, inconsolable crying, usually during afternoon/evening

Burping
Pumping
Drawing up knees

Become red in the face

37
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Define gastroenteritis

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Sudden change to bowel movement leading to loose, watery stools, often with associated vomiting

38
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What are the most likely causative agents for gastroenteritis?

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Viral - rotavirus etc

Bacterial - campylobacter jejuni (+ severe abdo pain and bloody stools), shigella, E. coli (lots of diarrhoea, really dehydrated)

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What is the management of cow’s milk protein allergy?

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Conservative!

Reassure - self limiting - usually stops within 4 months
Feeding advice - Try without cow’s milk or mam can try hypoallergenic diet if she is breast feeding

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What is Coeliac disease?

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A bowel disease that occurs due to the presence of Gliadin, which is a factor of gluten, barley, rye etc. Gliadin causes an immunological response within the proximal small bowel leading to inflammatory damage

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What is the pathophysiology behind coeliac disease?

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  • Gliadin is not broken down in the small intenstine so IgA binds to it
  • Gliadin-IgA complex then binds to Transferrin receptors on enterocytes (coeliacs have more expressed)
  • Complex is then phagocytksed and presented by MHC2 cells
  • CD4 response = cytokine release and inflammatory damage
  • Also recruits B cells = more IgA produced = more damage
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How may coeliac disease CLASSICALLY present in a child?

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Classic presentation = profound failure to thrive within 18-24 months after introducing gluten into the diet

Anaemia, osteomalacia, wasting of buttocks, bloating
Change in stools - steatorrhoea, diarrhoea

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How does coeliac disease COMMONLY present in a child?

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Variable presentation - usually more asymptomatic and older
Anaemia
Incidental finding when investigating other HLA-DQ2/8 conditions e.g. T1DM, autoimmune thyroiditis, dermatitis herpetiformis

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Which blood tests should be done to investigate a child presenting with coeliac?

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tTGA (tissue transglutaminase), IGA

Endomysal antibody

FBC if anaemic

45
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What is the gold standard imaging to diagnose coeliac?

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Endoscopic Duodenal biopsy

Have to eat normally for at least two weeks beforehand so can see the pathological changes

46
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What are the findings on duodenal biopsy that signify coeliac disease?

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Villous atrophy

Crypt abscesses

Intra-epithelial lymphocytic infiltration

47
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What is the treatment of coeliac disease?

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Remove gluten from the diet under dietician supervision

48
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What are the complications of coeliac disease?

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Osteoporosis, anaemia
malabsorption failure to thrive
Increased risk of small bowel cancer

49
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What is the definition of failure to thrive?

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Suboptimal weight gain in infants/children

A sustained drop in 2 centile spaces leading to growth stunting and delayed development if severe

50
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What are the two main causes of malabsorption?

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Reduced food intake - environmental, pathological, retention

Malabsorption - coeliac, IBD, CF, CMPA

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What are the causes behind reduced food intake leading to malabsorption?

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Environmental e.g. neglect, maternal depression

Pathological - impaired suck e.g. cleft palate, Cerebral palsy

Retention/Vomiting e.g. GORD

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What questions could you ask to the parents of a child presenting with failure to thrive?

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Feeding - breast or bottle? when were they weaned?

Development

Otherwise well?

Birth hx

Ask to keep a food diary for 3 days + behaviours

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Which bedside and blood tests could be done to investigate a child presenting with failure to thrive?

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Bed - urine MSC (rule out UTI or renal disease), pancreatic elastase if pancreatic insufficiency

Blood - IgA + tTGA (coeliac), FBC (cancer), U&E (renal disease and metabolic disorders)

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How would a moderately dehydrated child present?

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Head to toe

Sunken fontanelles/eyes
Altered consciousness
Dry mucous membranes
Reduced skin turgor
Reduced urine output/fewer wet nappies

Baseline obs and skin colour still normal

55
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How would a severely dehydrated/shocked child present?

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As with moderately + mottled/pale skin + cool extremities + deranged baseline obs e.g. tachycardia, hypotension, tachypnoea, prolonged cap refill

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What is the fluid requirement for resuscitation fluids in a child?

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20mls/kg

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What is the fluid requirement for maintenance fluids in a child?

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1st 10 kg = 100mls/kg/day
2nd 10 kg = 50mls/kg/day

The rest = 20mls/kg/day

Remember to divide total amount by 24 to get requirement per hour

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What are the 4 broad categories for the causes of constipation in children?

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Neonatal

Metabolic

Autoimmune

Functional

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What are the neonatal causes of constipation?

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Medical = meconium ileus secondary to cystic fibrosis

Surgical = intussusception, hirschprung’s, anal atresia/imperforate anus, lower spinal cord problem e.g. spina bifida

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What are the metabolic causes of constipation?

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Hypothyroidism

Hypocalcaemia

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What are the autoimmune causes of constipation?

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Coeliac

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What are the functional causes of constipation?

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Poor toilet training

Poor fluid intake

Low exercise

Hard poo = painful so scared to do it again and cycles round

63
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What is the conservative management of constipation in children?

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Use to gastrocolic reflex - sit them on the toilet after eating

Increase fluid and fibre and encourage exercise(unlikely to make a difference)

Refer to nurse led constipation clinic

Star chart!

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What is the medical management of constipation in children?

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First line = osmotic laxative so Lactulose or Movicol (Draws water into bowel so softens stool)

Second line = stimulant laxative e.g. Senna (irritates bowel wall so moves things along)

Both are contraindicated in IBD and bowel obstruction. Osmotics are also contraindicated in bowel perforation and toxic megacolon and may cause hyper/hypokalaemia

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How is the pre-existing deficit in dehydration calculated? When would you add potassium?

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ml = % dehydration X weight (Kg) X 10

So 7.5% X 10kg X 10 = 750ml as the pre-existing deficit

Replace the deficit over 48hours if over 5% dehydrated

Add potassium (20mmol in a 500ml bag) once they have passed urine UNLESS IN DKA

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What are the signs of 5% (mild), 10% (mod) and >10% (severe) dehydration?

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5%/mild = dry mucous membranes, reduced urine output

10%/moderate = very dry MM, oliguric, tachycardic

> 10%/severe = shock signs, anuric, reduced consciousness

67
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When would 0.45% saline and 0.9% saline be used as fluid replacement in severe dehydration? Why do you need to correct the deficits slowly?

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  1. 45% = if dehydration is isotonic or hyponatraemic e.g. excess fluid loss through vomiting/diarrhoea/DKA
  2. 9% = if dehydration = hypernatraemic

Correct slowly due to risk of cerebral oedema

68
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What is sickle cell anaemia?

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An autosomal recessive condition that results for synthesis of an abnormal haemoglobin chain termed HbS.

Symptoms in homozygotes don’t tend to develop until 4-6 months when the abnormal HbSS molecules take over from fetal haemoglobin.

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What is the pathophysiology of sick cell anaemia?

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polar amino acid glutamate is substituted by non-polar valine in each of the two beta chains (codon 6).

This decreases the water solubility of deoxy-Hb
in the deoxygenated state the HbS molecules polymerise and cause RBCs to sickle at a higher kPa

sickle cells are fragile and haemolyse; they block small blood vessels and cause infarction

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How would a meckels diverticulum normally present?

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Abdominal pain
Fresh blood in stool
Nausea and vomiting

Typically male and under 2

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What is the pathophysiology of a meckels diverticulum?

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Incomplete obliteration of the vitelline duct leads to an outpouching

This can then tort and become inflamed/BO

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