T2 - GI Disorders (Josh) Flashcards
Cleft Palate alone is more common in —
females
Cleft Lip is more common in —-
males
- Orientals and Native Americans
Cleft lip is a failure of the — and — nasal processes to fuse.
Maxillary
Median
The merging of the upper lip at midline is complete when?
7-8 weeks gestation
Fusion of palatal shelves occurs when?
7-12 weeks gestation
Midline defects (Cleft Palate, Lip) are affected by decreases in what?
Folic Acid
Best type of feeding for Cleft lip?
Breast b/c it conforms better to odd shape of lips
When is a Z-plasty ususally done to repair cleft pip?
When is a Palatoplasty usually down to repair cleft pallate?
2-3 mths old (Cleft Lip repair)
6-12 mths old (Cleft Palate repair)
When a baby is swallowing alot following cleft repair, what is it a sign of?
bleeding
Complications w/ Cleft repair recovery?
- Middle Ear infection
- Nasopharyngeal infection
- Sinus infection
- some hearing loss
- Speech delay
What is esophageal atresia (tracheoesophageal fistula)?
failure of esophagus to connect to stomach
instead it fuses to the trachea during development
Etiology of tracheoesophageal defects.
VACTERL
Vertebral defect Anorectal malformation Cardiac defect Tracheosesophareal fistula Esophageal atresia Renal anomalies Limb defect
What is HPS?
Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
a GI obstruction of lower stomach sphincter that occurs mostly in white first-born boys in first few weeks of life
What is the most common craniofacial malformation?
Cleft Lip/Palate
Does family history of cleft palate/lip lead to the disorder?
Yes
Immediate nursing problems post-op with Cleft Palate/Lip?
- Bleeding
- Infant Upset
- Nose breathers, so will not be able to breathe through nose
- Inflammation
What is the device used to hold the repaired lip together?
Logan’s Bar
What must be avoided post-op for Cleft Palate/Lip?
- pacifiers
- straws
- mouth utensils
What type of restraints for CP/CL? How long?
elbow restraints
4-6 weeks
An abnormal between two vessels that ends in a blind pouch.
Fistula
Symptoms of Esophageal Atresia w/ Fistula.
- drool/saliva have no place to go
- cough and sputter
- laryngospasm
- abdominal distension from air
- spit up goes to trachea
— is a GI obstruction disorder that usually occurs in the first few weeks of life.
HPS (Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis)
- mostly in white first born males