Pediatric Surgery

Question 1

Atresia

Answer 1

abnormal closure of an anatomical opening

Question 2

Acquired disease process

Answer 2

appendicitis

Question 3

Trauma

Answer 3

accidental injury is a leading cause of death in children

Question 4

Body temp controlled by…?

Answer 4

hypothalamus

Question 5

Opthalmology

Answer 5

strabismus exo - away/eso - in

resection

recession

Question 6

ENT

Answer 6

myringotomy - otitis media

Question 7

Neuro

Answer 7

craniosynostosis

Question 8

Heat loss

Answer 8

evaporation - skin wet/drapes

radiation - body surface to room

conduction - patient on cold table

convection - air currents

Question 9

Temp controlled by

Answer 9

hyperthermia blankets

radient heat lamp

cover head

probes

drapes

warmed (soln, blood, blankets)

Question 10

Orthopedics

Answer 10

scoliosis - lateral curvature of the spine

talipes varus - foot inverted (clubfoot)

talipes valgus - foot everted (clubfoot)

Question 11

Congenital abnormalities

Answer 11

tracheo-esophageal fistula (bronchoscopy)

esophageal atresia

pectus excavatum - funnel chest

pectus carinatum - pigeon chest

Question 12

General surgery

Answer 12

pylorotomy - pyloric stenosis

omphalocele - abdominal viscera not encapsulated

TE fistula

hirschsprung’s disease - bowel resection gangrenous

Question 13

Genitourinary surgery

Answer 13

circumcision - phimosis (foreskin back)/paraphimosis (foreskin over head)

wilm’s tumor - malignant of kidney

neuroblastoma - malignant in mediastinum/retroperitoneum

orchiopexy - undescended testicles

hypospadius - urethra under

epispadius - urethra upper

Question 14

Plastics

Answer 14

cleft lip - chelioplasty

cleft palate

microtia - small/absent ears

syndactylism - webbing