Pancreatic Disorders — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ sign is seen on barium swallow in CHPS because of indentation of base of duodenal bulb by pylorus

Answer: Mushroom / Kirklin / Umbrella sign

Flashcard 2: Infant presenting with failure to thrive, steatorrhea, _____ in the peripheral smear is suggestive of _____.

Answer: acanthocytosis; abetalipoproteinemia

Flashcard 3: _____ often presents with a palpable "olive-like" mass in the epigastric region of the abdomen

Answer: Pyloric stenosis

Flashcard 4: _____tonic dehydration with acidosis is the most common finding in children with severe viral enteritis

Answer: Iso

Flashcard 5: What is the most common cause of pancreatic insufficiency in children?_____

Answer: Cystic fibrosis

Flashcard 6: USG criteria for diagnosing CHPS: Pyloric thickness of more than _____ mm or a Pyloric length greater than 15 to 18 mm in the presence of functional gastric outlet obstruction

Answer: 3 to 4

Flashcard 7: Infant presenting with failure to thrive, steatorrhea, _____ in the peripheral smear is suggestive of _____.

Answer: acanthocytosis; abetalipoproteinemia

Flashcard 8: In patients with esophageal atresia, the most common associated GI anomaly is _____ atresia.

Answer: Anorectal

Extra: Approximately 50% of patients with esophageal atresia have associated anomalies (VACTERL association). Anorectal malformations are the most common associated GI anomaly.

Flashcard 9: What is the classification of the following type of jejunoileal atresia? _____

Answer: Type IIIa

Flashcard 10: _____ vaccine is contraindicated in children with a history of intussusception or intestinal malformation

Answer: Rotavirus (e.g., Rotasil)