Special diets in pediatric conditions US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Special diets in pediatric conditions Flashcard Deck - 9 Cards
Flashcard 1: Why is screening for phenylketonuria performed 2-3 days after birth? _____
Answer: May be normal at birth due to maternal enzymes
Flashcard 2: Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency often presents within the first few _____ of life but may present later
Answer: days
Flashcard 3: What is the most common cause of iron deficiency in children? _____
Answer: Poor diet
Flashcard 4: _____ syndrome causes jaundice and kernicterus early in life; patients often die within a few years
Answer: Crigler-Najjar
Flashcard 5: What malnutrition disorder presents as a small child with a swollen abdomen? _____
Answer: Kwashiorkor
Flashcard 6: Classic galactosemia causes brain damage, which manifests as _____
Answer: intellectual disability
Flashcard 7: sleep enuresis
Answer:
Extra: desmopressin (DDAVP), imipramine; desmopressin preferred because of fewer adverse effects
Flashcard 8: marasmus
Answer: energy malnutrition
Extra: muscle wasting, loss of subcutaneous fat, +/- edema
Flashcard 9: kwashiorkor
Answer: protein malnutrition
Extra: skin lesions, edema, liver malfunction anemia, fatty liver
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