Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Hirschsprung disease

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Failure or delayed passage of meconium, No meconium (same with cystic fibrosis) 
Vomiting, intestinal obstipation; 
Failure to pass stool

PhysicalFindings

“blast sign” – excessive stool during rectal exam

ClinicalTests

Best initial diagnostic test: AXR
Best diagnostic test: biopsy 
Barium enema: proximal dilation of megacolon with distal narrowing.

RiskFactors

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

Progress to delayed bowel obstruction: ab distension

ProgressionFromCondition

TreatmentOptions

Surgery 
Colostomy and resection of affected area

PharmOptions

WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/pediatrics/congenital-gastrointestinal-anomalies/hirschsprung-disease?query=Hirschsprung disease