A suspected middle ear effusion with pneumatic otoscope would show...
~ No tympanic membrane movement with positive or negative pressure
True or false:
prophylactic antibiotics should be prescribed in children who have frequent
episodes of acute otitis media.
~ False
What is the first l...
What is the most common cause of neonatal obstruction?
✓~ Hirschsprung Disease
What is the definition of Hirschsprung disease?
✓~ Congenital absence of ganglion cells in section of large intestine which results in
lack of motility
What is the gold standard for diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease?
✓~ Biopsy
A 1 month old infant is brought in by his mother with complaints of multiple
episodes of forceful vomiting that is getting worse. What condition would you
suspect?
, ✓~ Pyloric Stenosis
A 1 month old infant is brought in by his mother with constant hunger and
weight loss despite the mother trying to supplement his feeding. He has had
regular bouts of vomiting, which the mother thought was normal for infants. You
palpate an olive shaped mass in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. What
diagnosis do you suspect?
✓~ Pyloric Stenosis
What is the treatment for Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome?
✓~ PPI
What percentage of weight loss is enough to improve obesity related co-
morbidities?
✓~ 5-10%
What medication for obesity blocks the digestion and absorption of fat in the
stomach and small intestines?
, ✓~ Orlistat
What are the ranges for BMI for class I, II and III of obesity?
✓~ I >30- <35
II >35-<40
III >40
What frequency and duration of GI symptoms constitutes irritable bowel
syndrome?
✓~ Symptoms present at least 3 days a month for at least 3 months.
A 30 year old female patient presents with complaints of cramping abdominal
pain with frequent diarrhea for the past year. She has had no weight loss or
blood in her stool. She frequently feels bloated and as though she cannot go out
with friends, because she needs to use the restroom so frequently. What
diagnosis do you suspect?
✓~ Irritable bowel syndrome
, An emergent condition where one bowel segment becomes invaginated into
another
✓~ Intussusception
Mother presents with her 2 year old child who is complaining of severe
abdominal pain and 4 episodes of vomiting in the last 24 hours. He has had 4
episodes of "currant jelly" like stool, and the most recent one had blood in it.
What diagnosis do you suspect?
✓~ Intussusception
What is the gold standard for diagnosis of intussusception?
✓~ abdominal ultrasound
What condition is associated with a "bulls eye" or "coiled spring" appearance
when seen on fluoroscopy or ultrasound?
✓~ Intussusception
What is the treatment for intussusception?
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