Gastroenteritis in Children Test Questions with Complete Solutions Rated 100%
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Gastroenteritis in Children Test Questions with Complete Solutions Rated 100%
Oral rehydration tehrapy - Answers Rehydration and maintenance fluids combined with age appropriate nutrition
Zinc supplementation - Answers Reduces incidence and severity of diarrheal disease
Rotavirus - Answers 1/3 ...
Gastroenteritis in Children Test Questions with Complete Solutions Rated 100%
Oral rehydration tehrapy - Answers Rehydration and maintenance fluids combined with age appropriate
nutrition
Zinc supplementation - Answers Reduces incidence and severity of diarrheal disease
Rotavirus - Answers 1/3 of all hospitalizations for diarrhea among US children under 5
2 phases of ORT - Answers Rehydration - water and lytes via ORS
Maintenance - replacement of ongoing fluid and lyte losses, adequate dietary intake
Standard of care for efficacious and effective management of acute gastro - Answers ORT
Na-coupled solute cotransport mechnaisms - Answers Allow for reabsorption of salt and water even in
acute diarrhea
Osmotic diarrhea - Answers Fluid and electrolyte loss caused by malabsorbed intestinal contents
Mechanism of ORS - Answers Coupled transport of sodium and glucose molecules facilitated by protein
sodium glucose cotransporter 1
GLUT2 - Answers Transports glucose into blood from enterocyte
Problem with solutions with high concentrations of cotransporters - Answers Decrease rather than
improve sodium and water transport into bloodstream
Optimal sodium glucose ratio - Answers 1:1
All families should have a supply of - Answers ORS
Infants are more prone to dehydration due to - Answers Higher body surface:volume ratio, higher
metabolic rate, smaller fluid reserves, dependence on others for fluid
Acute diarrhea - Answers 3+ watery stools/day
Primary cause of morbidity in acute gastro - Answers Dehydration and electrolyte losses
Vomiting can be the first sign of - Answers Metabolic disorders, CHF, toxic agent ingestion, trauma
Dehydration assessment - Answers Decrease in BP late sign
Increased HR and reduced peripheral perfusion - more sensitive of moderate dehydration
Decreased urine output sensitive but nonspecific
Increased specific gravity
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