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PEDS GI

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ISOTONIC loss of equal amt of water and electrolytes
HYPERTONIC loss of more electrolytes than water
HYPOTONIC loss of more water than electrolytes
ROME RESPIRATORY OPPOSITE; METABOLIC EQUAL
pH level 7.35-7.45
PCO2 35-45
PO2 80-100
HCO3 (Bicarb) 22-30
MUCOMYST Antidote for acetaminophen poisoning
Celiac disease need glutton free diet; s/s large, bulky frothy stools
best way to determine baby is dehydrated weigh diapers, sunken fontanelles, inelastic skin, decreased in urination, malnutrition
S/S OF PYLORIC STENOSIS PROJECTILE VOMITING
S/S OF INTUSSUCEPTION CURRANT JELLY STOOLS; TX: BARIUM ENEMA
S/S OF TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA at birth, infant will vomit and choke when the first feeding is introduced.
VITAMIN K & DIALYSIS antidote for salicylate poisoning
S/S OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX vomiting, weight loss & failure to thrive. Vomitting occurs within the 1st and 2nd wk of life. Infant is fussy and hungry. Respiratory problems can occur when vomiting stimulates the closure of the epiglottis & the infant presents w apnea.
ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA (TRACHEOSOPHAGEAL FISTULA) caused by failure of the tissues of the Gi tract to separate properly from the resp tract early in prenatal life
PYLORIC STENOSIS stenosis (narrowing) an obstruction at the lower end of the stomach caused by an overgrowth (hypertrophy) of the circular muscles of the pylorus or by spasms of the spinchter.
CELIAC DISEASE the leading malabsorption problem in children. The cause is thought to be an inherited disposition w environmental triggers.
HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DISEASE (AGABGLIONIC MEGACOLON) occurs when there is an absence of ganglionic innervation to the muscle of a segment of the bowel.
INTUSSUSCEPTION slipping of one part of the intestine into another part just below it.
GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX results when the lowerr esophageal sphincter is relaxed or not competent, which allows stomach contents to be easily regurgitated into the esophagus.
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