BURNS PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE DAWN LEE
GARZON CONCEPT REVIEW GUIDE 2026
DEVELOPMENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE
CARE
◉ Periumbilical pain can be caused by issues in which areas/organs:
Answer: distal end of the small intestine, cecum, appendix, and
ascending colon
◉ Colonic pain is caused by issues in which area Answer: Lower
abdomin
◉ Suprapubic pain is caused by issues in which organs/area?
Answer: distal intestine, urinary tract, pelvic organs,
◉ Common Diagnositc studies for abdominal pain/issues Answer:
UA & culture, CBC w/diff, CMP,BMP, ESR,CRP, Thyroid Panel
Stool= O&P, culture, WBC, pH, reducing substances, fat collection
Pregnancy tests, Urine for gonorrhea, chlamydia and Pap
smear/Vaginal cultures
◉ Common diagnostic studies for GI issues Answer: XR, US, CT, MRI,
nuclear medicine
,◉ Specialized tests that can be ordered Answer: Duodenal Aspirate,
Esophageal pH probe, Capsule endoscopy, breath hydrogen test, and
sweat chloride test
◉ Indications for Duodenal Aspirate Answer: diarrhea from things
like giardia, unintentional weight loss, dyspepsia(reflux/GERD), and
abdominal pain
◉ A hydrogen breath test can help diagnose: Answer: IBS, Intestinal
Methanogen overgrowth, rapid small bowel transit time, and
possibly esophageal and gastric cancer in early stages.
◉ Sweat chloride test is used to diagnose: Answer: Cystic Fibrosis.
This is usually done when a patient is having digestive problems, &
FTT along with history of respiratory issues.
◉ Most common reasons for the use of Probiotics Answer: IBS,
Infectious diarrhea, antibiotic associated diarrhea, and colic
◉ What is Colic? Answer: Crying for no apparent reason that lasts >
3 hrs/day and occurs > 3 days/wk in otherwise healthy infant
<3months
, ◉ Potential causes of vomiting in Newborn or young infants Answer:
infectious process, congenital GI anomaly, CNS abnormality, or
newborn errors of metabolism
◉ Potential causes of vomiting in Infants or young children Answer:
Gastroenteritis, GERD, milk/soy protien allergies, pyloric stenosis or
obstructive lesion, inborn errors of metabolism, intussusception,
child abuse, &intracranial mass
◉ Potential causes of vomiting in older children and adolescents
Answer: Gastroenteritis, systemic illness, CNS (cyclic vomiting
syndrome, abdominal migraine, meningitis, brain tumor),
intussusception, rumination, superior mesenteric artery syndrome,
pregnancy
◉ _________ is one of the most common symptoms in childhood.
Answer: vomiting
◉ Non-bilious vomiting is generally caused by: Answer: infection,
inflammation, and metabolic, neurologic, or psychological problems.
◉ An ------- -------- generally causes causes bilious vomiting. Answer:
obstructive lesion
GARZON CONCEPT REVIEW GUIDE 2026
DEVELOPMENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE
CARE
◉ Periumbilical pain can be caused by issues in which areas/organs:
Answer: distal end of the small intestine, cecum, appendix, and
ascending colon
◉ Colonic pain is caused by issues in which area Answer: Lower
abdomin
◉ Suprapubic pain is caused by issues in which organs/area?
Answer: distal intestine, urinary tract, pelvic organs,
◉ Common Diagnositc studies for abdominal pain/issues Answer:
UA & culture, CBC w/diff, CMP,BMP, ESR,CRP, Thyroid Panel
Stool= O&P, culture, WBC, pH, reducing substances, fat collection
Pregnancy tests, Urine for gonorrhea, chlamydia and Pap
smear/Vaginal cultures
◉ Common diagnostic studies for GI issues Answer: XR, US, CT, MRI,
nuclear medicine
,◉ Specialized tests that can be ordered Answer: Duodenal Aspirate,
Esophageal pH probe, Capsule endoscopy, breath hydrogen test, and
sweat chloride test
◉ Indications for Duodenal Aspirate Answer: diarrhea from things
like giardia, unintentional weight loss, dyspepsia(reflux/GERD), and
abdominal pain
◉ A hydrogen breath test can help diagnose: Answer: IBS, Intestinal
Methanogen overgrowth, rapid small bowel transit time, and
possibly esophageal and gastric cancer in early stages.
◉ Sweat chloride test is used to diagnose: Answer: Cystic Fibrosis.
This is usually done when a patient is having digestive problems, &
FTT along with history of respiratory issues.
◉ Most common reasons for the use of Probiotics Answer: IBS,
Infectious diarrhea, antibiotic associated diarrhea, and colic
◉ What is Colic? Answer: Crying for no apparent reason that lasts >
3 hrs/day and occurs > 3 days/wk in otherwise healthy infant
<3months
, ◉ Potential causes of vomiting in Newborn or young infants Answer:
infectious process, congenital GI anomaly, CNS abnormality, or
newborn errors of metabolism
◉ Potential causes of vomiting in Infants or young children Answer:
Gastroenteritis, GERD, milk/soy protien allergies, pyloric stenosis or
obstructive lesion, inborn errors of metabolism, intussusception,
child abuse, &intracranial mass
◉ Potential causes of vomiting in older children and adolescents
Answer: Gastroenteritis, systemic illness, CNS (cyclic vomiting
syndrome, abdominal migraine, meningitis, brain tumor),
intussusception, rumination, superior mesenteric artery syndrome,
pregnancy
◉ _________ is one of the most common symptoms in childhood.
Answer: vomiting
◉ Non-bilious vomiting is generally caused by: Answer: infection,
inflammation, and metabolic, neurologic, or psychological problems.
◉ An ------- -------- generally causes causes bilious vomiting. Answer:
obstructive lesion
