PEDS co-existing disease 4/16 Flashcards

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  1. what is a chiari malformation?

2. what is a Dandy walker syndrome?

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  1. chirari=stenosis between 3rd and 4th ventricle

2. Dandy-walker=occlusion of outlet of 4th ventricle

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what metabolic issues will you see with pyloric stenosis?

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hypokalemic/ hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis with compensatory respiratory acidosis

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Muscular dystrophy:

they have poor gastric motility and are considered full stomach, what do you use?

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  1. lower doses of shorter acting NDMR (roc); with cric pressure.
  2. they dont need alot of NDMR (less muscle mass) and cannot take SUX d/t risk of hyperkalemia and arrest
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