PAEDIATRICS
MECONIUM
PromptFailure to pass meconium examination
ResponseNormal DRE - Exclude imperforate anus
Successful NG tube - excludes oesophageal atresia
Successful NG tube - excludes oesophageal atresia
PromptCongenital conditions associated with NEONATAL bowel obstruction
ResponseDown syndrome
Cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis
PromptOther causes of intestinal obstruction in young age
ResponseGastric volvulus
Gastric/intestinal/duodenal atresia
Microgastria
Small bowel obstruction
Intestinal malrotation
Meconium ileus/plug
Intussusception
Hirshsprungs disease
List was vast - picked a few i might remember
Gastric/intestinal/duodenal atresia
Microgastria
Small bowel obstruction
Intestinal malrotation
Meconium ileus/plug
Intussusception
Hirshsprungs disease
List was vast - picked a few i might remember