peds #3 Flashcards
paroxysmal abdominal pain or cramping
colic
S/Sx of colic
sudden, dibilitating pain, cries, pulls legs up, red faced, fist clenched
usually lasts 3 hours at least 3 times a week
management of colic
antiflatulent, parental support
passive transfer of gastric contents into the esophagus, starts witin the 1st week of birth
gastroesophageal reflux
patho of gastroesophageal refulx
neurimuscular distrubance
(kids at risk: CP, neuro involvement
S/Sx of gastroesophageal reflux
passive regurgitation or emesis, poor weight gain, irritability, gagging
Dx for gastroesophageal reflux
h&p, barium swallow, upper GI, pH monitoring
Rx for gastroesophageal reflux
antacids (decrease acid production)
H2 blockers
nissen fundoplication
tightens esophagus for gas. reflux
hardening or thickening of pyloric
pyloric stenosis
S/sx of pyloric stenosis
forceful vomiting, sour smelling, hungry, dehydration, visible peristalsis
Dx of pyloric stenosis
h&p, u/s, barium swallow
pyloromyotomy
surgical tx for pyloric stenosis, RUQ incision, post op clear liquids, hear bowel sounds (4-6 hours)
telescoping of one portion of the intestines into another
intussusception (MEDICAL EMERGENCY)
complication of intussusception
ischemia
S.Sx of intussusception
heatlhy child who suddenly has episode of acute colicky, abdominal pain, N/V, jelly like stool
how will you know if the intussusception is fixed
you will have normal stools
remnant of fetal omphalomesenteric duct that conntects yolk sac with primitive mid-gut during fetal lifecan lead to intussusception
meckel diverticulum
S/sx of meckel diverticulum
abdominal pain, bloody stool, anemia (possible)
Dx of meckel diverticulum
history, radionucleotide scintigraphy (meckle scan)
Tx for meckel diverticulum
surgical removal,
if left untx hemorrhage and bowel obstruction
absence of hanglionic innervation to the muscle of a section of the bowel, usually the sigmoid colon, abnormal gene on chromosome 10
hirsprung disease
s/sx hirsprung disease
newborn: failure to pass meconium within 24-48 hours after birth, infant: constipation, distention, childhood: constipation, impaction
what will a child with hirsprung disease die from
interocolitis