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pathalogical opening between trachea and esophagus   tracheo-esophageal fistula  
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supersaturated cholesterol or bilirubin in gall bladder   cholelithiasis  
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Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon   Hirschsprung's disease  
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Age, high fat diet, obesity, multiparity, diabetes   risk factors for cholelithiasis  
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stomach protrudes through esophageal hiatus   hiatal hernia  
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intestines and abdominal organs in thoracic cavity   diaphragmatic hernia  
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first line of treatment for hiatal hernia   non-pharmacologic (diet, positioning)  
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congenital abdominal defect with intestines in peritoneal sac protruding from abdominal opening   omphalocele  
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congenital abdominal defect with intestines protruding from umbilical openin without peritoneum   gastroschisis  
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fluid output greater than intake   dehydration  
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causes of dehydration   vomiting, diarrhea, fever, burns, tachypnes, diabetic ketoacidosis  
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reasons infants more vulnerable to dehydration   relatively greater body surface area, higher basic metabolic rate, immature kidneys, increased fluid requirements  
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first sign of severe dehydration   tachycardia  
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causes of chronic dehydration   malabsorption syndromes, inflammatory bowel disease, immune deficiency, food allergy, lactose intolerance  
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flavored drinks with physiological concentrations of glucose and electrolytes   oral rehydration therapy (ORT)  
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immune response to wheat protein (gliadin)   celiac disease  
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inflamed appendix   appendicitis  
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condition resulting from ruptured appendix or gall bladder   peritonitis  
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fetal tissue remnant connecting small intestine to umbilicus   Meckels Diverticulum  
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thickened pyloric sphincter narrowing pyloric channel   pyloric stenosis  
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surgical treatment of pyloric stenosis   pyloromyotomy  
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proximal segment of bowel telescoped into distal segment   intussusception  
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congenital absence of anal opening   imperforate anus  
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most common congenital facial malformation   cleft lip and cleft palate  
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surgical repair of cleft lip   cheiloplasty  
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surgical repair of cleft palate   palatoplasty  
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