Exam 35: Alterations of Digestive Function in Children

Occurrence of gastroesophageal reflux is highest in which pediatric population?

A 7-month-old female presents with jaundice,clay-colored stool,and failure to gain weight.She is diagnosed with biliary atresia.The nurse realizes the treatment for this disorder will most likely be:

Outbreaks of hepatitis _____ often occur in young children attending day care centers and can be attributed to poor hand washing.

The nurse assessing the patient with biliary atresia would expect to find which primary clinical manifestation?

Meconium ileus is associated with which of the following disorders?

A sign that a newborn infant may have pyloric stenosis is:

A 13-month-old infant presents with vomiting; abdominal pain; and pale,bulky,greasy,and foul-smelling stools.A possible diagnosis the clinician would document on the chart might be:

Which of the following are complications of gastroesophageal reflux? (Select all that apply.)

A 27-year-old male presents with fever,GI bleeding,hepatomegaly,and transient joint pain.He reports that as a child he received blood transfusions following a motor vehicle accident.He also indicates he was vaccinated against hepatitis B.Which of the following types of hepatitis does the clinician think he most likely has?

The family learns that a 3D ultrasound of a 9-week fetus shows incomplete fusion of the nasomedial or intermaxillary process.The family will be told that the child will be born with:

A 2-month-old female with Down syndrome is diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease following family complaints of chronic constipation.The most likely cause of these symptoms is:

An 8-week-old male was recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.Which of the following digestive alterations would be expected?

A 3-month-old female presents with intention tremors,dystonia,greenish-yellow rings in the cornea,and hepatomegaly.Tests reveal a defect on chromosome 13.Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

The nurse would correctly identify the most common symptom of Meckel diverticulum as:

A 2-month-old female is brought to the emergency room (ER)for persistent bile-stained vomiting after feeding.Physical examination reveals dehydration,and x-ray reveals that the colon is located in the upper right quadrant.What is the most likely cause of this condition?

Intussusception is treated initially by:

Early identification and treatment for metabolic disorders is important because:

Where does the nurse expect the obstruction to be in a patient with extrahepatic portal hypertension?

Prolonged diarrhea is more serious in children than adults because:

A mother brings her 2-week-old infant to the pediatrician because he vomits forcefully for no apparent reason and food sometimes is regurgitated as though undigested.The infant is most likely suffering from: