gastrointestinal sta Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
pathalogical opening between trachea and esophagus | tracheo-esophageal fistula |
supersaturated cholesterol or bilirubin in gall bladder | cholelithiasis |
Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon | Hirschsprung's disease |
Age, high fat diet, obesity, multiparity, diabetes | risk factors for cholelithiasis |
stomach protrudes through esophageal hiatus | hiatal hernia |
intestines and abdominal organs in thoracic cavity | diaphragmatic hernia |
first line of treatment for hiatal hernia | non-pharmacologic (diet, positioning) |
congenital abdominal defect with intestines in peritoneal sac protruding from abdominal opening | omphalocele |
congenital abdominal defect with intestines protruding from umbilical openin without peritoneum | gastroschisis |
fluid output greater than intake | dehydration |
causes of dehydration | vomiting, diarrhea, fever, burns, tachypnes, diabetic ketoacidosis |
reasons infants more vulnerable to dehydration | relatively greater body surface area, higher basic metabolic rate, immature kidneys, increased fluid requirements |
first sign of severe dehydration | tachycardia |
causes of chronic dehydration | malabsorption syndromes, inflammatory bowel disease, immune deficiency, food allergy, lactose intolerance |
flavored drinks with physiological concentrations of glucose and electrolytes | oral rehydration therapy (ORT) |
immune response to wheat protein (gliadin) | celiac disease |
inflamed appendix | appendicitis |
condition resulting from ruptured appendix or gall bladder | peritonitis |
fetal tissue remnant connecting small intestine to umbilicus | Meckels Diverticulum |
thickened pyloric sphincter narrowing pyloric channel | pyloric stenosis |
surgical treatment of pyloric stenosis | pyloromyotomy |
proximal segment of bowel telescoped into distal segment | intussusception |
congenital absence of anal opening | imperforate anus |
most common congenital facial malformation | cleft lip and cleft palate |
surgical repair of cleft lip | cheiloplasty |
surgical repair of cleft palate | palatoplasty |
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N122-Kleiman
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