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Pathophysiology Practice Test: Alterations of Digestive Function in Children
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Here are some common functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in children: Functional dyspepsia, Irritable bowel syndrome, Functional abdominal pain, and Cyclic vomiting.  FGIDs can have a significant emotional and economic impact.  Some other alterations of digestive function in children include: Volvulus: A blockage in the intestine that can prevent food from being digested well. It can also cut off blood supply to the twisted part of the intestine, which can lead to the death of that part of the intestine. Preterm infants: Have reduced digestive and absorption capacities,... Show more
Pathophysiology Practice Test: Alterations of Digestive Function in Children
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1. A newborn is diagnosed with biliary atresia. What is the long-term treatment for this disorder?
2. Occurrence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is highest in which pediatric population?
3. When a newborn has a lack of bilirubin uptake, what does the nurse suspect is occurring in the patient?
4. 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?
5. Meconium ileus (MI) is associated with which of the following disorders?
6. 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:
7. What term is used to document the condition that exists when the esophagus ends in a blind pouch?
8. A sign that a newborn infant may have pyloric stenosis is:
9. 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?
10. The nurse assessing the patient with biliary atresia would expect to find which primary clinical manifestation?
11. Outbreaks of hepatitis _____ often occur in young children attending daycare centers and can be attributed to poor handwashing.
12. A 7-month-old female presents with jaundice, clay-colored stool, and an enlarged liver. Testing reveals the absence of intrahepatic bile ducts. This condition is referred to as _____ atresia.
13. 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?
14. Which condition should the nurse assess for in mothers carrying fetuses affected by esophageal malformations?
15. 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?
16. Marasmus is most common in children of which age group?
17. Where does the nurse expect the obstruction to be in a patient with extrahepatic portal hypertension?
18. 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?
19. The primary complication of enterocolitis associated with Hirschsprung disease is related to which neonatal finding?
20. Prolonged diarrhea is more serious in children than adults because:
21. 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?
22. A 2-week-old infant vomits forcefully immediately after feeding for no apparent reason and is frequently constipated. These signs support which diagnosis?
23. Celiac disease, or sprue, is caused by alterations of the intestinal:
24. Which of the following are complications of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)?
25. What is the most common symptom of Meckel diverticulum observed in children?

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