Nursing Care of the Child with Gastrointestinal Disorders

Disorders of the stomach and duodenum

1. 2. 3. 4. Gastroesophageal Reflux(Achalasia) Pyloric Stenosis Hiatal hernia Peptic Ulcer Disease Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E Fulmitant hepatic failure Obstruction of bile ducts Cirrhosis Esophagel Varices

Hepatic Disorders
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

 Intestinal Disorders
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Intussusception Volvulus Necrotizing Enterocolitis Appendicitis Meckels Diverticulum Celiac Diseae

 Disorders of the lower bowel

1. 2. 3. 4. Constipation Inguinal hernia Hirschsprungs Disease Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Ulcerative Colitis and Crohns Disease 5. Irritable bowel syndrome

Nursing Care of the Child with Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders

Endocrine Disorders Pituatary Gland Disorders
1. Growth Hormone Deficiency 2. Growth Hormone Excess 3. Diabetes Insipidus

Thyroid gland
1. Congenital hypothyroidism 2. Acquired hypothyroidism(Hashimotos disease) 3. Hyperthyroidism(Graves disease)

 Adrenal Gland Disorders 1. Acute Adrenocortical Insufficiency 2. Congenital adrenal Hyperplasia Pancreas 1. Type 1 DM Parathyroid glands 1. Hypocalcemia

Metabolic Disorders
Phenylketonuria Maple Syrup Urine Disease Galactosemia Glycogen storage disease

Nursing Care of the Child with Cancer

Leukemias
1. Acute lymphocytic leukemia 2. Acute Myeloid leukemia

Lymphomas
1. Hodgkins disease 2. Non-Hodgkins lymphoma 3. Burkitts lymphoma-very fast growing form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Brain tumors

 Bone tumors
1. Osteogenic Sarcoma 2. Ewings Sarcoma

Other childhood Neoplasms

1. 2. 3. 4. Neuroblastoma Rhabdomyosarcoma Nephroblastoma (Wilms tumor) Retinoblastoma

Skin cancer