Question 1

A 6 year old patient with retentive posturing (legs outstreched and stiff, or crossed) may be indicative of what condition?

Accepted Answer

Functional Constipation

Question 2

What is the most common cause of vomiting in pediatric patients?

Accepted Answer

Viral Gastroenteritis

Question 3

A 4 year old sits on the hospital bed with thier knees up, crying excessively with periods of lethargy. On PE, you note a round mass in the epigastrum. What is best for diagnosis and tx of this?

Accepted Answer

Contrast enema + fluroscopy

Question 4

A 6 year old patient complaining of watery diarrhea, low grade fever and vomiting in the winter months more than likely has:

Accepted Answer

Rotavirus

Question 5

An infant is brought to your clinic with symptoms of forceful projectile vomiting and a small, palpable abdominal mass that her parents are concerned about. What lab findings are likely to be seen?

Accepted Answer

Hypochloremia and Hypokalemia

Question 6

This infectious diarrhea causes dysentery, increased motility and inflammation

Accepted Answer

Shigellosis

Question 7

A patient with labs that are positive for throbocytopenia and signs of renal failure has what likely diagnosis

Accepted Answer

HUS

Question 8

What condition is likely present if diarrhea occurs due to malabsorption causing water to be pulled into the bowel lumen?

Accepted Answer

Lactose intolerance

Question 9

In what situation should you give an antiemetic to a pediatric patient?

Accepted Answer

A patient who's been vomiting due to chemotherapy

Question 10

This infectious pathogen can cause lymphadenitis, post-infectious arthritis and spondylopathy

Accepted Answer

Yersenia

Question 11

You are treating a patient with azithromycin after they presented with high fever with febrile seizures, signs of GI bleeding and emesis. What pathogen is responsible?

Accepted Answer

Shigella

Question 12

A patient with a previous medical hx of cystic fibrosis presents with symptoms of billiary vomiting and abdominal distension. What will be seen on thier abdominal x-ray?

Accepted Answer

Double bubble sign

Question 13

Pain in the colon will be referred to what anatomical region?

Accepted Answer

Infraumbilical Region

Question 14

A 14 year old presented to the ED with odynophagia, dysphagia and chest pain. What is the likely culprit of her symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Pill Ulcers

Question 15

What treatment could be offered to a 9 year old patient complaining periumbilical pain each morning characterized as crampy and dull?

Accepted Answer

Probiotics

Question 16

What action should be done prior to performing diagnostic testing in a pediatric patient with a GI bleed?

Accepted Answer

Stabilize the patient

Question 17

What labs would NOT be important to order for a patient presenting with abdominal pain as thier only symptom?

Accepted Answer

CMP/Electrolytes

Question 18

A 13 year old with abdominal pain, a history of painless periods and lymphoid hyperplasia more than likely has what condition?

Accepted Answer

Intussusception

Maternal Health - Gastroenterology (FINAL)

2) What is the most common cause of vomiting in pediatric patients?

3) A 4 year old sits on the hospital bed with thier knees up, crying excessively with periods of lethargy. On PE, you note a round mass in the epigastrum. What is best for diagnosis and tx of this?

4) A 6 year old patient complaining of watery diarrhea, low grade fever and vomiting in the winter months more than likely has:

5) An infant is brought to your clinic with symptoms of forceful projectile vomiting and a small, palpable abdominal mass that her parents are concerned about. What lab findings are likely to be seen?

6) This infectious diarrhea causes dysentery, increased motility and inflammation

7) A patient with labs that are positive for throbocytopenia and signs of renal failure has what likely diagnosis

8) What condition is likely present if diarrhea occurs due to malabsorption causing water to be pulled into the bowel lumen?

9) In what situation should you give an antiemetic to a pediatric patient?

10) This infectious pathogen can cause lymphadenitis, post-infectious arthritis and spondylopathy

11) You are treating a patient with azithromycin after they presented with high fever with febrile seizures, signs of GI bleeding and emesis. What pathogen is responsible?

12) A patient with a previous medical hx of cystic fibrosis presents with symptoms of billiary vomiting and abdominal distension. What will be seen on thier abdominal x-ray?

13) Pain in the colon will be referred to what anatomical region?

14) A 14 year old presented to the ED with odynophagia, dysphagia and chest pain. What is the likely culprit of her symptoms?

15) What treatment could be offered to a 9 year old patient complaining periumbilical pain each morning characterized as crampy and dull?

16) What action should be done prior to performing diagnostic testing in a pediatric patient with a GI bleed?

17) What labs would NOT be important to order for a patient presenting with abdominal pain as thier only symptom?

18) A 13 year old with abdominal pain, a history of painless periods and lymphoid hyperplasia more than likely has what condition?