_________ is one of the most common symptoms in childhood. - answervomiting
3 basic causes of Failure to thrive - answerInadequate caloric intake
Inadequate caloric absorption
Excessive caloric expenditure
A hydrogen breath test can help diagnose: - answerIBS, Intestinal Methanogen overgrowth,
rapid small bowel transit time, and possibly esophageal and gastric cancer in early stages.
Abdominal Migraine Rome III criteria- all must be present - answerParoxysmal episodes of
intense periumbilical pain lasting 1-72 hours
Intervening periods of usual health (weeks-months)
Pain interfering with normal activities
Pain associated with >2 of: nausea, vomiting, anorexia, headache, photophobia, pallor
No evidence of inflammatory, anatomic, metabolic, neoplastic process
Must be present >2 times in previous 12 months
Accompanying symptoms of Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome - answerpallor, listlessness, headache,
and photophobia.
Amount of stool that is considered diarrhea in children <2yrs - answerstool volume of >10ml/kg
in 24 hours
Amount of stool that is considered diarrhea in children >2yrs - answer4 or more stools in 24
hours
An ------- -------- generally causes causes bilious vomiting. - answerobstructive lesion
Ancylostoma duodenale (hook worm) - answeroften asymptomatic, or have stinging/burning
sensation in their feet followed by puritis, papulovesicular rash for about 2 weeks, pharyngeal
itching, hoarseness, nausea and vomiting, as it migrates through lungs, cough, pneumonitis
Treat with Albendazole, pyrantel pamoate, repeat stool check in 2 weeks.
, Appendicitis Physical Findings (6) - answer1. RLQ involuntary guarding with rebound tenderness
2. +Psoas sign (Iliopsoas Test): pain with right thigh extension
3. +Obturator sign: pain with internal rotation of flexed right thigh
4. Positive Rovsing's sign: RLQ pain when pressure is applied to LLQ
5. Local abdominal tenderness
6. Low grade fever (high fever suggests perforation or another diagnosis)
Average age with appendicitis - answer6-10 years, perforation more common in children <5yrs
Bloody vomit comes from: - answeractive bleeding in the upper GI tract (gastritis, peptic ulcer
disease)
Campylobacter jejuni - answerfrom raw and undercooked poultry, unpasteurized milk,
contaminated water
stool culture for diagnosis
treat with rehydration, Azithromycin, Erythromycin, and Metronidazole.
Ciprofloxacin is
not first line but can be used.
Celiac disease - answerimmune-mediated; triggered by exposure to gluten, barley, rye
can order serologic testings
Childhood functional abdominal pain (FAP) - answerRecurrent abdominal pain with no specific
organic etiology, ROME III criteria -once a week for at least 2 months and 25% loss of daily
functioning, somatic symptoms
Children require relatively ____________dosages of H2RAs than adults. - answerhigher
Clinical findings of Celiac disease - answerFTT, iron-deficiency anemia, abdominal distension
Clinical findings of CMPI or CMA - answeranaphylaxis, oral swelling, urticaria, rash, angioedema,
nasal pruritis, rhinitis, wheezing, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, bloody stool
Clinical findings of malabsorption syndromes - answerchanges in growth parameters
skinfold thickness/lean body mass
Delayed growth/puberty/tanner staging
Clinical signs of dehydration - answerCapillary refill >2 seconds, slow rebound on skin turgor, &
tachypnea. Sunken eyes, Dry mucous membranes, presence of tears, decreased UOP.