Exam 37: Alterations of Digestive Function in Children

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?

A newborn is diagnosed with biliary atresia.What is the long-term treatment for this disorder?

A 2-month-old is diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease with the resulting development of a megacolon.What is the most likely cause of this condition?

Early identification and treatment for metabolic disorders are important because:

An 8-week-old is diagnosed with a congenital heart disease and Down syndrome.The infant is at risk for the development of which gastrointestinal disorder?

What is the most common symptom of Meckel diverticulum observed in children?

The family learns that a 3D ultrasound of a 9-week fetus shows incomplete fusion of the nasomedial process.What is this defect commonly called?

Which of the following are complications of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)? (select all that apply)

Celiac disease, or sprue, is caused by alterations of the intestinal:

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

A 1-week-old female is brought to her pediatrician for abdominal distention and unstable temperature.Physical examination reveals bradycardia and apnea.Tests reveal portal venous gas and an intestinal perforation.This condition is referred to as:

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

A 2-week-old infant vomits forcefully immediately after feeding for no apparent reason and is frequently constipated.These signs support which diagnosis?

A 6-month-old male infant is brought to the ER after the sudden development of abdominal pain, irritability, and vomiting followed by passing of "currant jelly" stool.Ultrasound reveals intestinal obstruction in which the ileum collapsed through the ileocecal valve.Which term is used to describe this type of obstruction?

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 gas bubbles in the intestines.What is the most likely cause of this condition?

Marasmus is most common in children of which age group?

Meconium ileus (MI)is associated with which of the following disorders?

Prolonged diarrhea is more serious in children than adults because:

When a newborn has a lack of bilirubin uptake, what does the nurse suspect is occurring in the patient?

The primary complication of enterocolitis associated with Hirschsprung disease is related to which neonatal finding?