Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards

Flashcard 851: Intussusception is occasionally palpable as a "_____-shaped" or cylindrical mass in the right upper quadrant

Answer: sausage

Flashcard 852: Patients who are experiencing _____ may draw legs to their chest to ease the pain

Answer: intussusception

Flashcard 853: Intussusception affects _____ 3.5:1

Answer: boys

Flashcard 854: What is the suspected diagnosis of a Child 3 mo - 3 yr, relief with knee-chest position and currant-jelly/bloody bowel movements? _____

Answer: Intussusception

Flashcard 855: Thiamine deficiency is most commonly seen in _____

Answer: alcoholics

Flashcard 856: On physical examination of biliary atresia, _____ can be palpated.

Answer: hepatosplenomegaly

Extra: Other clinical features of Biliary Atresia: - Persistent jaundice (conjugated hyperbilirubinemia) beyond 2 weeks of age. - Acholic (clay-colored) stools. - Dark urine. - Failure to thrive.

Flashcard 857: What demographic does necrotising enterocolitis usually occur in? _____

Answer: Preterm babies

Flashcard 858: What is the first-line investigation for necrotising enterocolitis? _____

Answer: Abdominal X-ray

Flashcard 859: What is the first-line treatment of constipation in children? _____

Answer: Movicol Paediatric Plain (polyethylene glycol 3350 + electrolytes)

Flashcard 860: What is the treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis? _____ ± Surgery

Answer: Bowel rest + parenteral nutrition + broad-spectrum IV antibiotics