_________ is one of the most common symptoms in childhood. - answervomiting
3 basic causes of Failure to thrive - answerInadequate caloric intake
Inadequate caloric absorption
Excessive caloric expenditure
A hydrogen breath test can help diagnose: - answerIBS, Intestinal Methanogen overgrowth, rapid small bowel transit time, and possibly esophageal and gastric cancer in early stages.
Abdominal Migraine Rome III criteria- all must be present - answerParoxysmal episodes of intense periumbilical pain lasting 1-72 hours
Intervening periods of usual health (weeks-months)
Pain interfering with normal activities
Pain associated with 2 of: nausea, vomiting, anorexia, headache, photophobia, pallor
No evidence of inflammatory, anatomic, metabolic, neoplastic process
Must be present 2 times in previous 12 months
Accompanying symptoms of Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome - answerpallor, listlessness, headache, and photophobia.
Amount of stool that is considered diarrhea in children 2yrs - answerstool volume of 10ml/kg in 24 hours
Amount of stool that is considered diarrhea in children 2yrs - answer4 or more stools in 24 hours
An ------- -------- generally causes causes bilious vomiting. - answerobstructive lesion
Ancylostoma duodenale (hook worm) - answeroften asymptomatic, or have stinging/burning sensation in their feet followed by puritis, papulovesicular rash for about 2 weeks, pharyngeal itching, hoarseness, nausea and vomiting, as it migrates through lungs, cough, pneumonitis
Treat with Albendazole, pyrantel pamoate, repeat stool check in 2 weeks.
Appendicitis Physical Findings (6) - answer1. RLQ involuntary guarding with rebound tenderness
2. +Psoas sign (Iliopsoas Test): pain with right thigh extension
3. +Obturator sign: pain with internal rotation of flexed right thigh
4. Positive Rovsing's sign: RLQ pain when pressure is applied to LLQ
5. Local abdominal tenderness
6. Low grade fever (high fever suggests perforation or another diagnosis)
Average age with appendicitis - answer6-10 years, perforation more common in children 5yrs
Bloody vomit comes from: - answeractive bleeding in the upper GI tract (gastritis, peptic ulcer disease)
Campylobacter jejuni - answerfrom raw and undercooked poultry, unpasteurized milk, contaminated water
stool culture for diagnosis
treat with rehydration, Azithromycin, Erythromycin, and Metronidazole.
Ciprofloxacin is
not first line but can be used.
Celiac disease - answerimmune-mediated; triggered by exposure to gluten, barley, rye
can order serologic testings
Childhood functional abdominal pain (FAP) - answerRecurrent abdominal pain with no specific organic etiology, ROME III criteria -once a week for at least 2 months and 25% loss of daily functioning, somatic symptoms
Children require relatively ____________dosages of H2RAs than adults. - answerhigher
Clinical findings of Celiac disease - answerFTT, iron-deficiency anemia, abdominal distension
Clinical findings of CMPI or CMA - answeranaphylaxis, oral swelling, urticaria, rash, angioedema, nasal pruritis, rhinitis, wheezing, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, bloody stool
Clinical findings of malabsorption syndromes - answerchanges in growth parameters
skinfold thickness/lean body mass
Delayed growth/puberty/tanner staging
Clinical signs of dehydration - answerCapillary refill 2 seconds, slow rebound on skin turgor, & tachypnea. Sunken eyes, Dry mucous membranes, presence of tears, decreased UOP.
Clostridium difficile - answerSpread from stool in other infected people or from the environment via oral fecal route.
During or after several weeks of abx, but can occur without abx history.
stool culture for diagnosis
Oral metronidazole is drug of choice in children; if refractory, oral vancomycin
CMPI and cow's-milk allergy (CMA) - answerhypersensitivity to cow's milk protein - cow's milk allergy is antigen mediated
can order skin patch allergy tests, serum IgE
may need epi pen
Colonic pain is caused by issues in which area - answerLower abdomin
Common Diagnositc studies for abdominal pain/issues - answerUA & culture, CBC w/diff, CMP,BMP, ESR,CRP, Thyroid Panel
Stool= O&P, culture, WBC, pH, reducing substances, fat collection
Pregnancy tests, Urine for gonorrhea, chlamydia and Pap smear/Vaginal cultures
Common diagnostic studies for GI issues - answerXR, US, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine
Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) - answeridiopathic disorder that has recurrent, sudden onset attacks of repeated retching and vomiting that are separated by symptom free intervals of weeks to months. Family history of migraine headaches.
Diagnostic studies for Crohns Disease - answerinflammatory markers
Nutritional labs
CBC, liver enzymes
Stool O&P, culture, fecal alpha 1-antitrypsin, fecal calprotectin assay
Bone age,abdominal films,Ileocolonoscopy, esophagoscopy
Disorders requiring alteration in diet as adjunct therapy - answerconstipation, celiac disease, FTT, IBS, GER, IBD, eosoniphilic esophagitis, pancreatitis, liver disease
Dysphagia non-structural causes - answerMotility disorders of oropharynx/esophagus
Prematurity/neurologic
impairment from CP or other disorders
Mucosal injury - GERD, eosinophilic esophagitis
Dysphagia structural causes - answerEsophageal narrowing
Extrinsic obstruction
E.Coli - answerFrequent cause of travelers diarrhea, water or food contamination with human feces.
stool culture
treatment with supportive care and in severe cases, Bactrim, azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, and metronidazole.
E.coli 0157:H7 - answerundercooked beef, especially hamburger, unpasteurized milk and juice, raw fruits, vegetables, petting zoos, contaminated water.
severe diarrhea that is often bloody, abd pain and vomiting
stool culture, must be reported if positive
supportive care
Associated with HUS**
Encopresis - answeras repetitive, voluntary or involuntary passage of stool in the underwear or inappropriate places after an age when the child should be able to control bowel movements with or without constipation
Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) - answerTransmission via food contaminated w/ eggs; intestinal infection; causes anal pruritis (the Scotch tape test) Tx: Mebendazole/pyrantel pamoate
treat family members, re-check in 2 weeks.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis - answerIsolated inflammation of esophagus by eosinophil related to food ingestion
Epigastric pain can be from issues in which areas/organs: - answerLiver, biliary tree, pancreas, stomach, and duodenum
Erythema nodosum - answerpainful nodules on anterior shins due to subcutaneous inflammation, seen in Crohn disease
Famotidine (pepcid) dosage for infants 3 months- 1yr - answer0.5mg/kg/dose every 12h (maximum dose:20mg/dose)
Famotidine (pepcid) dosage for infants 1-3 months - answer0.5mg/kg/dose once daily for up to 8 weeks
FTT Onset between 2-4 months - answerusually congenital disorders
FTT Onset between 4-8 months - answerassociated with feeding problems
Giardia - answertreatment with tinidazole, metronidazole, nitazoxanide
water diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, must be treated
H.pylori - answerA bacterial infection transmitted via vomit, saliva, feces, contaminated water
Causes chronic inflammation in antrum and stomach body.
The cause of most ulcers
Hirschsprung's disease (congenital megacolon) - answerabsence at birth of the autonomic ganglia in a segment of the intestinal smooth muscle wall that normally stimulates peristalsis
IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) - answerA chronic condition in which the bowels are sensitive to certain foods and stress causeing discomfort, improved with defecation. is a FAP
Indications for Duodenal Aspirate - answerdiarrhea from things like giardia, unintentional weight loss, dyspepsia(reflux/GERD), and abdominal pain
Intussusception clinical findings - answersausage like mass in RUQ
distension, tenderness of abdomen
history of recent URI common
grossly bloody or guaiac + stools
Intussusception Triad - answerColicky Abdominal pain
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_________ is one of the most common symptoms in childhood. - answervomiting
3 basic causes of Failure to thrive - answerInadequate caloric intake
Inadequate caloric absorption
Excessive caloric expenditure
A hydrogen breath test can help diagnose: - answerIBS, Intestinal Methanogen overgrowth,
rapid small bowel transit time, and possibly esophageal and gastric cancer in early stages.
Abdominal Migraine Rome III criteria- all must be present - answerParoxysmal episodes of
intense periumbilical pain lasting 1-72 hours
Intervening periods of usual health (weeks-months)
Pain interfering with normal activities
Pain associated with >2 of: nausea, vomiting, anorexia, headache, photophobia, pallor
No evidence of inflammatory, anatomic, metabolic, neoplastic process
Must be present >2 times in previous 12 months
Accompanying symptoms of Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome - answerpallor, listlessness, headache,
and photophobia.
Amount of stool that is considered diarrhea in children <2yrs - answerstool volume of >10ml/kg
in 24 hours
Amount of stool that is considered diarrhea in children >2yrs - answer4 or more stools in 24
hours
An ------- -------- generally causes causes bilious vomiting. - answerobstructive lesion
Ancylostoma duodenale (hook worm) - answeroften asymptomatic, or have stinging/burning
sensation in their feet followed by puritis, papulovesicular rash for about 2 weeks, pharyngeal
itching, hoarseness, nausea and vomiting, as it migrates through lungs, cough, pneumonitis
Treat with Albendazole, pyrantel pamoate, repeat stool check in 2 weeks.
, Appendicitis Physical Findings (6) - answer1. RLQ involuntary guarding with rebound tenderness
2. +Psoas sign (Iliopsoas Test): pain with right thigh extension
3. +Obturator sign: pain with internal rotation of flexed right thigh
4. Positive Rovsing's sign: RLQ pain when pressure is applied to LLQ
5. Local abdominal tenderness
6. Low grade fever (high fever suggests perforation or another diagnosis)
Average age with appendicitis - answer6-10 years, perforation more common in children <5yrs
Bloody vomit comes from: - answeractive bleeding in the upper GI tract (gastritis, peptic ulcer
disease)
Campylobacter jejuni - answerfrom raw and undercooked poultry, unpasteurized milk,
contaminated water
stool culture for diagnosis
treat with rehydration, Azithromycin, Erythromycin, and Metronidazole.
Ciprofloxacin is
not first line but can be used.
Celiac disease - answerimmune-mediated; triggered by exposure to gluten, barley, rye
can order serologic testings
Childhood functional abdominal pain (FAP) - answerRecurrent abdominal pain with no specific
organic etiology, ROME III criteria -once a week for at least 2 months and 25% loss of daily
functioning, somatic symptoms
Children require relatively ____________dosages of H2RAs than adults. - answerhigher
Clinical findings of Celiac disease - answerFTT, iron-deficiency anemia, abdominal distension
Clinical findings of CMPI or CMA - answeranaphylaxis, oral swelling, urticaria, rash, angioedema,
nasal pruritis, rhinitis, wheezing, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, bloody stool
Clinical findings of malabsorption syndromes - answerchanges in growth parameters
skinfold thickness/lean body mass
Delayed growth/puberty/tanner staging
Clinical signs of dehydration - answerCapillary refill >2 seconds, slow rebound on skin turgor, &
tachypnea. Sunken eyes, Dry mucous membranes, presence of tears, decreased UOP.