Abstract
Article: Sonography and Test-Feeding in the Diagnosis of Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
Authors: Syed Amir Gilani, PhD, Raham Bacha, PhD, and Iqra Manzoor, MPhil
Category: Pediatric Sonography [PS]
Credit: 0.5 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article entitled “Sonography and Test-Feeding in the Diagnosis of Infantile Hyper-trophic Pyloric Stenosis,” you will be able to:
Define infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS)
Describe the diagnostic criteria used to identify IHPS sonographically
Differentiate the effective testing modalities available for IHPS
Which of the following is not considered an etiology of IHPS? Genetic predisposition Neonatal gastric conditions Environmental factors Ethnicity and race
Within this study and other correlating studies, which of the following was IHPS found in more frequently? Asian population Firstborn Female gender Twin pregnancies
Which of the following is not used as sonographic criteria in the diagnosis of IHPS? Pyloric location Pyloric muscle thickness Pyloric length Pyloric diameter
Within this study, the cases with positive IHPS had a pyloric canal length of: <3 mm 3-12 mm 14-20 mm >20 mm
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