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Whats a Nissen?   the fundus (upper part) of the stomach is wrapped around LES (lower esophagus)  
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What is a central venous cath?   cath placed into a large vein in the neck, chest or groin (internal jug, femoral, and subclavian)  
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what is pyloromyotomy?   congenital narrowing of the pylorus.  
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what is a colostomy?   surgical construction of an artificial excretory opening from the colon.  
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what is circumsicion?   excision of the foreskin (prepuce) of the glans penis.  
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what is an orchiopexy?   surgical placement and fixation of the testicles in a normal anatomic position in the scrotal sac.  
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what is myringotomy?   incision of tempanic membrane to treat otitis media.  
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what is a hernia?   protusion of an organ or tissue out of the body cavity in which it normally lies.  
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reducible hernia   hernial contents may be returned to their normal site.  
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irriducible/incarcerated hernia   contents cannot be reduced to their normal site  
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strangulated hernia   incarcerated hernia resulting in interrupted blood supply, ischemia.  
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complete hernia   hernia sac and contents protrude all the way through the defect  
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incomplete hernia   hernial contents do not pretrude completely  
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intestinal obstruction   usually poop, may be calssified as atersia (lack of lumen) or stenosis (narrowing)  
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Teratoma   may be malignant or bening tumors (cyst)  
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hydrocelectomy   abnormal accumaltion of fluid within the scrotum, excision of excess tunica vaginalis (scrotum) of the testis to remove fluid filled sac.  
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T&A   tonsillectomy and adnoidectomy.  
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aside from antibiotic solution, what are shunts soaked in prior to surgery?   saline  
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surgical approach for inserting a ventricular shunt can be done in three ways...   frontal, parietal, and accipital  
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incisions for colostomys   URQ for transverse, and Lower left for sigmoid  
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increased risks for CHD   rubella during 1st 8 wks of gestation, children born with fetal alcohol syndrome, born of insulin dependent mothers, with certain chromosomal defects, positive family history  
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steps for placing a VP shunt   goes into port into a vessel neck, chest, and groin into heart or abdomen.  
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routes of administering anesthesia   inhalation and some oral medications... MASK, LMA, ENDOTRACHEAL  
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pyloric stenosis   narrowing of the pylorus  
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approaches of nissen   laparoscopically, or open  
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what is VSD   ventricular septal defect; opening in the wall (septum) of the lower heart chambers  
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what is ASD   named depending on location: ostium secundum, ostium primum,and astium venous. congenital defects in the atrial septum  
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patent ductus arteriosus   blood vessel in a fetus that connects the pulmonary artery, which carries blood to the lungs and the aorta, which carries blood to the body, so that blood flow bypasses the lungs.  
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what is acyanotic (not blue)   Congenital heart defects that dont normally interfere with the amount of oxygen or blood that reaches the tissues of the body  
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what is cyanotic (blue)   occur when oxygenated and unoxygenated blood mix or when narrowed blood vessels or heart valves cause sluggish blood flow to the body or lungs, , less oxygen-rich blood reaches the tissues of the body.  
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types of acyanotic defects...   Ventricular septal defect,Atrial septal defect,Patent ductus arteriosus,Pulmonary valve stenosis, Aortic valve stenosis,Coarctation of the aorta  
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what is transposition of the great vessel (blue baby syndrome)   great vessels are switched  
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what does Tetrology of Fallot consist of?   VSD, pulmonary stenosis, overriding aorta, thickened right lower chamber of the heart.  
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