Encopresis - ANSWER constipation with fecal soiling, partial stool incontinence
Constipation etiologies - ANSWER NB: iron in formula
overzealous toilet training
fear of using bathroom 2nd to lack of privacy or clean
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Encopresis - ANSWER constipation with fecal soiling, partial stool incontinence
Constipation etiologies - ANSWER NB: iron in formula
overzealous toilet training
fear of using bathroom 2nd to lack of privacy or cleanliness
personality/emotion
diet
Constipation 2nd to disorders of GI tract - ANSWER Structural (Hirschsprung's)
Systemic (hypothyroidism)
2nd to meds (narcs, antihistamines)
neurogenic (spinal cord lesions)
Constipation tx - ANSWER NB: water with prune juice, glycerin suppository
Older: stool softeners, miralax, lactulose
Encopresis criteria - ANSWER must occur once a month for at least 3 months
chronological or developmental age of child must be at least 4 years
fecal incontinence must not be due to physiologic effects of meds or medical condition
Encopresis male vs female - ANSWER occurs more commonly in MALES than females
primary encopresis - ANSWER child who has never achieved fecal continence by 4 years of age
2ndary encopresis - ANSWER fecal incontinence occurring in a child over 4 years following a period of established fecal continence
most common cause of encopresis - ANSWER CONSTIPATION
encopresis tx - ANSWER aggressive bowel cleansing
daily stool softeners
bathroom times/star chart
hirschsprung's disease - ANSWER congenital aganglionic megacolon
congenital anomaly resulting in mechanical obstruction from inadequate motility in 1 part of the intestine
incidence 1:1000 live births
4x more common in MALES
associated with downs
hirsch s/sx - ANSWER NB: failure to pass meconium stool within 24-48 hours after birth
poor feeding, vomiting, abd distention
infancy: sx as above as well as poor weight gain, constipation
ominous signs: fever, lethargy, bloody diarrhea
childhood: chronic constipation
hirsch. typical stool - ANSWER FOUL SMELLING RIBBON LIKE STOOLS
hirsch diagnosis - ANSWER gastro graphin enema- shows transition zone bt megacolon and aganglionic distal segment
dx confirmation= RECTAL BIOPSY
daily maintenance fluid requirements - ANSWER 100ml/kg for first 10kg
50 ml/kg for second 10mg
20ml/kg for remaining body wt
isotonic - ANSWER equal amounts of h2o and na are lost
hypotonic - ANSWER electrolyte loss is >fluid loss
hypertonic - ANSWER water loss > electrolyte loss
dehydration levels - ANSWER mild- weight loss 5%
moderate: wt loss 10% infants, 6-8% children
severe: 15% infants 10% children
toddler's diarrhea
(chronic non-specific diarrhea) - ANSWER diarrhea >2 weeks
common in infants/children 6-54 months
stools are loose with undigested food
children are healthy and normal growth
juice, dietary fat restriction, carb map-absorption
tx: limit all orbitol/fructose foods/liquids, increase fiber/fat
GERD - ANSWER peaks at 4 months, sharply declines at 6 months
appendicitis peak - ANSWER preschool to young adult- peaks at 10 years
most common cause of emergency abdominal surgery in childhood - ANSWER appendicitis
diagnostic test of choice for appy - ANSWER ct
hypertrophic pyloric stenosis - ANSWER most common in WHITE FIRST BORN MALES
hypertrophic pyloric stenosis - ANSWER non bilious vomiting becoming more forceful- projectile
4-12 weeks
olive shaped abd mall with visible peristalsis in ULQ
Intussusception - ANSWER collapse of telescoping of a section of the intestine into a distal portion of intestine
more common in males, rare after 4
CURRANT JELLY STOOL (bowel obstruction)
sausage shaped mass in URQ
intussusception dx and tx - ANSWER and us to r/o perf (no barium enema)
tx of choice: hydrostatic reduction via water soluble contrast and air pressure (75% success rate)
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