Kernicterus
bilirubin in the CSF
Opisthotonos
position of slight extension in neck seen in patient’s with Kernicterus. (bad sign)
Dumping Syndrome
Post-Op gastric surgery complication in which gastric contents dump too quickly into the duodenum
Hiatal Hernia
Regurgitation of acid into esophagus, because upper stomach herniates upward through the diaphragm
Hiatal Hernia or Dumping Syndrome: Gastric contents move in the right direction at the wrong rate
Dumping Syndrome
Hiatal Hernia or Dumping Syndrome: Gastric contents move in the wrong direction at the right rate
Hiatal Hernia
Hiatal Hernia or Dumping Syndrome: GERD like symptoms when supine and after eating
Hiatal Hernia
ADS S&S
Acute Dumping Syndrome
Abdominal distress- (cramping, N/V, hyperactive BS(borborygmi))
Drunk- cerebral impairment
Shock- (vasomotor collapse, rapid thready HR)
Treatment for Hiatal Hernia
HOB during & 1hr after meals- high
Amount of fluids with meals- high
Carbohydrate content of meals- high
goal: get an empty stomach
Treatment for Dumping Syndrome
HOB during & 1hr after meals- low
Amount of fluids with meals- low
Carbohydrate content of meals- low
goal: get a full stomach