Enteral Nutrition in Preterm Neonates
Fig. 6.1 Flow diagram for the management of preterm newborns with feeding intolerance. Note: *Erythematic abdominal wall, absence of bowel sounds, blood in the stools or in aspirates, bile in…
Fecal Microbial Transplant: For Whom, How, and When
1. Absolute a. For the risk of infectious agent, consider using American Association of Blood Banks Donor history questionnaire: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/ApprovedProducts/LicensedProductsBLAs/BloodDonorScreening/UCM213552.pdf Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B or C infections…
Indeterminate Colitis/Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unclassified (IBD-U)
Total no. IBD pts Age group Indeterminate colitis Mean age at diagnosis (yrs) No. pts (%) IC v UC Castro et al. [14] 1576 Pediatric 131 8.3 8.9 9.6 Gupta…
The Spectrum of Autoimmune Enteropathy
Transport defects and enzymatic deficiencies Disaccharidase deficiency Sodium–hydrogen exchanger (congenital sodium diarrhea) Chloride–bicarbonate exchanger (chloride- losing diarrhea) Sodium–glucose cotransporter (glucose–galactose malabsorption) Lysinuric protein intolerance Chylomicron retention disease Abetalipoproteinemia Ileal bile…
Pyloric Stenosis
Fig. 4.1 Pyloric stenosis ultrasound transverse view Fig. 4.2 Pyloric stenosis ultrasound longitudinal view However, in a recent article published in the Permanente Journal, it was inferred that these parameters…
Food Allergy
Type Example(s) Metabolic Lactose intolerance, galactosemia, alcohol Pharmacologic Caffeine (jitteriness), tyramine in aged cheeses (migraine), alcohol, histamine Toxic Bacterial food poisoning, scombroid fish poisoning Undefined mechanisms Reactions to sulfites, tartrazine…
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
NASPGHAN 1. At least five attacks in any interval, or a minimum of three attacks during a 6-month period 2. Episodic attacks of intense nausea and vomiting lasting 1 h–10 days…
Defecation Disorders in Children: Constipation and Functional Fecal Incontinence
Functional constipation Diagnostic criteriaa must include two or more of the following in a child with a developmental age of at least 4 years with insufficient criteria for diagnosis of…
Persistent Diarrhea in Children in Developing Countries
Intervention Effect estimates Water sanitation and hygiene 48, 17, and 36 % risk reductions for diarrhea with hand washing with soap, improved water quality and excreta disposal, respectively Breastfeeding education…
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Diseases associated with esophageal eosinophilia Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders Gastroesophageal reflux disease PPI-responsive esophageal eosinophilia Crohn’s disease Infection (parasitic) Celiac disease Hypereosinophilic syndrome Drug hypersensitivity Achalasia Vasculitis Connective tissue disorder (scleroderma,…
