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T2 - GI Disorders (Josh) Flashcards

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Cleft Palate alone is more common in —

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females

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Cleft Lip is more common in —-

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males

  • Orientals and Native Americans
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Cleft lip is a failure of the — and — nasal processes to fuse.

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Maxillary

Median

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The merging of the upper lip at midline is complete when?

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7-8 weeks gestation

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5
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Fusion of palatal shelves occurs when?

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7-12 weeks gestation

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6
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Midline defects (Cleft Palate, Lip) are affected by decreases in what?

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Folic Acid

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7
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Best type of feeding for Cleft lip?

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Breast b/c it conforms better to odd shape of lips

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When is a Z-plasty ususally done to repair cleft pip?

When is a Palatoplasty usually down to repair cleft pallate?

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2-3 mths old (Cleft Lip repair)

6-12 mths old (Cleft Palate repair)

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When a baby is swallowing alot following cleft repair, what is it a sign of?

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bleeding

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10
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Complications w/ Cleft repair recovery?

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  • Middle Ear infection
  • Nasopharyngeal infection
  • Sinus infection
  • some hearing loss
  • Speech delay
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What is esophageal atresia (tracheoesophageal fistula)?

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failure of esophagus to connect to stomach

instead it fuses to the trachea during development

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12
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Etiology of tracheoesophageal defects.

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VACTERL

Vertebral defect
Anorectal malformation
Cardiac defect
Tracheosesophareal fistula
Esophageal atresia
Renal anomalies
Limb defect
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What is HPS?

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Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis

a GI obstruction of lower stomach sphincter that occurs mostly in white first-born boys in first few weeks of life

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What is the most common craniofacial malformation?

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Cleft Lip/Palate

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15
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Does family history of cleft palate/lip lead to the disorder?

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Yes

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16
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Immediate nursing problems post-op with Cleft Palate/Lip?

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  • Bleeding
  • Infant Upset
  • Nose breathers, so will not be able to breathe through nose
  • Inflammation
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What is the device used to hold the repaired lip together?

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Logan’s Bar

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18
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What must be avoided post-op for Cleft Palate/Lip?

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  • pacifiers
  • straws
  • mouth utensils
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What type of restraints for CP/CL? How long?

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elbow restraints

4-6 weeks

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20
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An abnormal between two vessels that ends in a blind pouch.

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Fistula

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Symptoms of Esophageal Atresia w/ Fistula.

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  • drool/saliva have no place to go
  • cough and sputter
  • laryngospasm
  • abdominal distension from air
  • spit up goes to trachea
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— is a GI obstruction disorder that usually occurs in the first few weeks of life.

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HPS (Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis)

  • mostly in white first born males
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— is enlarged circular muscle of the pyloris.

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HPS (Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis)

24
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Hallmark sign of HPS:

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OLIVE MASS palpated in epigastrium

25
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In —-, the pyloric sphincter is blocked.

26
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HPS issues:

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  • projectile emesis
  • still hungry after feeding
  • decreased stooling and urinating due to less fluid getting through
  • FTT and dehydration
27
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Management of HPS

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  • Surgery (pyloromyotomy)
  • Correction of fluid and electrolyte imbalance before surgery
  • Post-operative feeding
    introduce gradually within 4-6 hours
  • Full feeding schedule by 48 hours post-op
28
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— is the most common cause of intestinal obstruction in the first 2 years of life.

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Intussusception

  • males predominately in 3:2 ratio)
29
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Intussusception is more common with who?

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  • Males (3:2 ratio)

- CF

30
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Hallmark sign of Intussusception?

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Currant jelly-stools

31
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Risk factor for Intussusception?

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Cystic Fibrosis (CF)

32
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Which disorder has a sausage-shaped abdominal mass?

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Intussusception

  • in RUQ
33
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– is also known as Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon.

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Hirschprung Disease

34
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What is the most common cause of neonatal obstruction?

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Hirschprung Disease

35
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— is associated w/ Down’s Syndrome.

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Hirschprung Disease

36
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Hirschprung Disease is seen in a newborn who fails to pass meconium within —-

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24-48 hrs after birth

37
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Hirschprung Disease is caused by what?

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absence of ganglion cells in large intestine that sense when to push poop out

leads to toxic megacolon

38
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Surgical intervention for Hirschprung Disease

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1) Colostomy
2) re-positioning of healthy bowel
3) closure of colostomy

39
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— is caused by bile duct fibrosis.

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Biliary Atresia

40
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If untreated, Biliary Atresia leads to —

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death before age 2

41
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What is treatment for Biliary Atresia?

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surgical liver transplant

42
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— is the absence of an external opening to the rectum.

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Imperforate Anus

  • first sign is no passage of meconium within first 24 hrs
43
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Check for — with Imperforate Anus.

44
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—- happens during 7-10th week of gestation.

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Diaphragmatic Hernia

45
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Types of Abdominal Wall Defects.

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  • Omphalocele

- Gastroschisis

46
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In —, babies are born with intestines hanging out.

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Omphalocele (has a small sack over it)

Gastroschisis (no sack over it)

47
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In Short Bowel Syndrome, the leading causes of death are —

A

sepsis

liver failure

48
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In short bowel syndrome, what is the length of the bowel?

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Normal (250 cm)

SBS (100 cm)

49
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— is another term for acid indegestion.

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Gastroesophageal Refulx (GER)

note: GERD is tissue damage from GER

50
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GER is self-limiting and usually resolves by –

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1 year of age

51
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Lower esophageal sphincter dysfunction leads to —

52
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Nursing Care for GER:

Do what with formjula?

A

Thicken it with 1 t - 1T rice cereal per 1 oz forumla

53
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— is a surgical procedure that wraps the fundus of the stomach around the distal esophagus to decrease GER.

A

Nissen Fundoplication

54
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Most common type of hernia is —

A

umbilical hernia

55
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When the intestines push through an opening in the diaphragm.

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Diaphragmatic Hernia

  • happens during 7-10th wk of gestation

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