Acute and Chronic Diarrhea — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What is the next best investigation for a patient with suspected jejunal atresia on x-ray?

Answer: Gastrograffin follow through

Flashcard 2: _____tonic dehydration with acidosis is the most common finding in children with severe viral enteritis

Answer: Iso

Flashcard 3: Rotavirus causes _____ destruction and atrophy, resulting in decreased serum Na+ and K+

Answer: villous

Flashcard 4: What is the most common cause of short bowel syndrome in children?_____

Answer: Atresia

Flashcard 5: The given barium enema is suggestive of _____ disease

Answer: Hirschsprung

Flashcard 6: What is the classification of the following type of jejunoileal atresia? _____

Answer: Type IIIa

Flashcard 7: _____ vaccine is contraindicated after abdominal surgery

Answer: rotasil

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Flashcard 8: _____ syndrome is fulminant liver failure and encephalopathy in children with viral illness who take aspirin

Answer: Reye

Flashcard 9: Hirschsprung disease is characterized by _____ ("squirt sign") and an empty rectal vault on digital rectal exam

Answer: explosive expulsion of feces

Flashcard 10: Intermittent paroxysmal spells of generalized stiffening and opisthotonic posturing that are caused by _____ in infants, is also called as Sandifer syndrome

Answer: gastroesophageal reflux