What's the Number?
Radiology
Complications
Interventions
What is it?
100
Approximately 75% of the >116,000 foreign body ingestions reported annually occur in children this age.
What is 5
100
If a patient swallowed a button battery, you may see this sign on lateral view.
What is the step-off sign.
100
This is the most common complication of a button battery ingestion.
What is tracheoesophageal fistula (47.9%)
100
In the event of a button battery ingestion, these may be given to the patient to consume while awaiting removal.
What is honey or sucralfate
100
Most likely etiology in a child with eosinophilic esophagitis and presenting with acute dysphagia and in ability to swallow secretions.
What is food bolus impaction.
200
Esophageal button batteries much be removed "emergently" within this many hours.
What is 2
200
Initial evaluation should include plain radiographs of these 2 areas.
What is chest and abdomen.
200
There is a high risk of this with sharp objects in the esophagus.
What is perforation.
200
This is the most common ingestion requiring endoscopic removal
What is coin ingestion.
200
Finding in a 16 yo female with a diagnosis of trichotillomania and trichophagia.
What is a trichobezoar?
300
Sharp objects in stomach/duodenum should be removed urgently within this many hours.
What is 24.
300
Remove this within this many hours
what is 2
300
This mechanism is responsible for the damage and complications results from button battery ingestion.
What is liquefactive necrosis.
300
Coins in this part of the body can be observed with serial radiographs every 1-2 weeks.
What is gastric.
300
The complication seen here from ingestion of this foreign body.
What is bowel obstruction from magnets.
400
Blunt objects in stomach retained for more than this many weeks should be removed electively.
What is 4 weeks.
400
These 3 are the most common complications of this ingestion requiring surgical intervention.
What is obstruction, perforation, and fistula formation.
400
This complication from present as respiratory compromise, neck swelling, subcutaneous emphysema, or crepitus.
What is esophageal perforation.
400
Recommended management for ingestion of a alkali agent in an asymptomatic child.
Discharge after a 4-6 hours period of observation.
400
A common symptoms in this type of foreign body.
What is Foul unilateral nasal discharge.
500
If a patient is < 1 years old, objects > this size in diameter in stomach should be removed within 24 hours.
What is 2.5 cm .
500
These 3 items maybe poorly visualized on xrays if ingested.
What is glass, fish bones, wood.
500
This complication in the event of button battery ingestion is almost always fatal.
What is aortaenteric fistula.
500
In the event of a caustic agent ingestion, these 4 interventions should be avoided.
What is gastric lavage, induced emesis, activated charcoal, and neutralization.
500
This method should not be used to remove foreign bodies from the ear if they are vegetable matter, button batteries/magnets, or if the eardrum is known or suspected to be damaged
What is irrigation.