OVERVIEW
This page is dedicated to organizing various examples of standardized exam questions whose answer is duodenal atresia. While this may seem a odd practice, it is useful to see multiple examples of how duodenal atresia will be characterized on standardized exams (namely the boards and the shelf exams). This page is not meant to be used as a tradition question bank (as all of the answers will be the same), however seeing the classic “test” characterization for a disease is quite valuable.
QUESTION EXAMPLES
Question # 1
A 11 hour old boy begins to have bilious emesis. He was born at 39 weeks gestation by spontaneous vaginal delivery . The mother received little and inconsistent prenatal care until the third trimester. During the third trimester a prenatal ultrasound showed polyhydraminos. The child has not yet passed meconium but has voided once. A physical exam reveals a hyponotonic neonate that has a flat face, prominent tongue, low set ears, and slanted palpebral fissures. His hands are short, and there is a large space present between his first and second toes. The abdomen is soft, non-distended, and there is no guarding. A loud holosystolic murmur is present at the left sternal border. An abdominal X-ray is shown below:
What could the diagnosis be in this patient?
Question #2
Page Updated: 11.23.2016