PEDIA Flashcards
Abnormal restriction of the tongue caused by
an abnormally tight frenulum
Ankyloglossia
the membrane
attached to the lower anterior tip of the tongue
frenelum
complication of Ankyloglossia
Pressure on the gingival tissue
Treatment for Ankyloglossia
Surgical Release
Arises from an embryonic fault that leaves a
cyst formed at the base of the tongue, which
then drains into a fistula (opening) to the
anterior surface of the neck
Thyroglossal Cyst
Assessment for Thyroglossal Cyst
Respiratory difficulty due to swelling and obstruction to trachea
Swollen and reddened with
drainage of mucus and pus
Thyroglossal Cyst
Management of thyroglossal cycts
Surgical Removal of cyst
- Failure of the maxillary and median
nasal process to fuse in intrauterine
life
Cleft lip
Cleft lip can occur due to
Familial tendency and Teratogenic factors
Failure of the palatal process
to close in intrauterine life
Cleft palate
Cleft palate is usually in the _______ and include _____ and _______
Midline, Soft and hard palate
Cleft palate may occur due to :
polygenic inheritance and environmental
ASSESSMENT FOR CLEFT LIP AND PALATE
- SONOGRAM
- Depress the newborn tongue with tongue bkade
how many weeks can surgery be applied for cleft lip?
2-10 weeeks
how many weeks can surgery be applied for cleft palate?
3-6 months for soft
15-18 for hard
Pierre Robin Syndrome Triad disorder
- Micronathia
- Cleft Palate
- Glossoptosis
a tongue malpositioned
downward
glossoptosis
Assessment for Pierre robin syndrome:
- Airway Obstruction
- Difficulty of breathing
Management for pierre robin syndrom
- Side lying position
- Repair of cleft palate
- Suture attached to the anterior surface of the??
`5 TYPES OF TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA AND FISTULA
- esophagus ends with blind pouch , there is tracheoesophageal fistula between the distal part of the esopahgus and trachea
- Esophagus end with blind puch and there is no connection tp the trachea
- Fistula is present between or otherwise normal esophagus and trachea
- Esophagus ends in a blind pouch. fistula is connected the blind pouch of the proximal esophagus to the trachea.
- There is a blind end portion of the esophagus. Fistula is present in segment of esophagus and trachea.
Assessment for tracheoesophageal atresia and fistula
- Hydramnios
- too much mucus in the mouth
- catheter cannot be passed to esophagus to stomach
- UTZ
- Barium Swallow
Management of TA and FISTULA
- SURGERY
- antibiotics
- gastronomy
Is a protrusion of abdominal contents
through the abdominal wall at the point
of the junction of the umbilical cord and
abdomen
omphalocele