Peds GI Flashcards
(49 cards)
Pyloric stenosis- Eti
- Narrowing outlet of stomach- fails to relax after meal
- Unknown cause
- 3:1000
- M>F
- Fam hx
Pyloric stenosis- Sx
- 2-4 wks of age
- Post-prandial distension, visible peristaltic wave
- Olive like mass
- Regurgitation, nonbilious vomiting, projectile
- Hungry
- severe dehydration, lytes imbalance, oliguria
Pyloric stenosis- Dx
- Upper GI with barium: sting sign
- US
Pyloric stenosis- Tx
- Most common cause for surg
Intussusception- Eti
- Telescoping of bowel into distal segment
- Most common cause of intestinal obstruction in 1st 2 yrs
- Idiopathic
Intussusception- Sx
- Current jelly stool - 12 hrs
- V/D
- Severe cycles of pain, appear well between
- Sausage shaped mass
- Tender to palpation, distension
Intussusception- Dx
- Saline/ contrast/ air enema
- 3% risk of recurrence
Intussusception- Tx
- Enema to reduce
- Surgery if perforation, peritonitis, necrosis
Intussusception- Tx
- Enema to reduce
- Surgery if perforation, peritonitis, necrosis
Meconium Ileus- Eti
- Bowel obstruction from thickened meconium
- CF until proven otherwise
Meconium Ileus- Sx
- Normal wt
- Distended abd
- Failure to pass meconium
- Loops of thick, distended bowel on exam
Meconium Ileus- Dx
- Abd film: Soap bubble in RLQ
- Gold standard: Water soluble contrast enema
- Sweat chloride for CF
Meconium Ileus- Tx
- Enema
- NG suction
- IV fluids
Meconium Ileus- Tx
- Enema
- NG suction
- IV fluids
Malrotation- Eto
- Twisting of intestinal loop due to embryonic development
- Partial or complete obstruction
Volvulus- Eti
Complication of malrotation- 50% children
- Sm bowel around mesenteric artery
- Ischemia & necrosis
Malrotation/ Volvulus- Sx
- Look well then ill quickly
- Extreme pain
- Hemodynamic deterioration
- Bulging typanic mass
- Frank blood per rectum
Malrotation/ Volvulus- Sx
- Look well then ill quickly
- Extreme pain
- Hemodynamic deterioration
- Bulging tympanic mass
- Frank blood per rectum
Malrotation/ Volvulus- Dx
- ABd xray: coffee bean sigmoid
- Double bubble sign- dilated stomach & duodenum
- UGI: corkscrew
- Barium: birds beak
Malrotation/ Volvulus- Dx
- ABd xray: coffee bean sigmoid
- Double bubble sign- dilated stomach & duodenum
- UGI: corkscrew
- Barium: birds beak
Malrotation/ Volvulus- Tx
- Decompression
- Abx
- Surgery if ischemic
Malrotation/ Volvulus- Tx
- Decompression
- Abx
- Surgery if ischemic
Hirschprungs- Eti
- Failure of enteric NS to develop
- Absence of ganglion in colon- absence of peristalsis
- M>W
- ## Down syndrome assoc
Hirschprungs- Sx
- Failure to pass meconium
- Vomiting, abd distension, no feeding
- Enterocolitis: fever, inflammation, diarrhea
- Ischemia, perforation & sepsis
- Fecal masses, peristalsis palpable