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Medical education diagram illustrating gastroschisis in a sketch style, detailing anatomy scan, surgical closure, and NICU care.

Medical education diagram illustrating gastroschisis in a sketch style, detailing anatomy scan, surgical closure, and NICU care.

I'm doing a 5 minute problem based learning presentation for medical school on gastroschisis. i want to do it sketchy medical style. I'm thinking about making it sorta literal with a baby but adding extra details/memory tricks only when necessary - not overcomplicating it. i want to include this info, not necessarily in this order. 1. Intro/framing (20 sec) Recap: Jessica's baby diagnosed with gastroschisis at 18-week anatomy scan — bowel outside the abdominal wall through a defect, no covering membrane Today's focus: what happens once the baby is born 2. Immediate delivery room management (1 min) Protect exposed bowel immediately: wrap in sterile, warm, moist dressing or place in a bowel bag/silo — prevents heat loss, fluid loss, and infection Careful positioning/handling to avoid kinking bowel or its blood supply NG tube to decompress stomach/bowel IV access for fluids (significant fluid losses through exposed bowel) and antibiotics 3. Surgical management (1.5 min) Goal: return bowel to abdominal cavity and close the defect Primary closure: if there's enough room in the abdominal cavity, bowel reduced and defect closed in one operation, often within the first 24–48 hours Staged closure (silo): if bowel is too swollen or cavity too small, a silicone silo allows gradual reduction over several days before definitive closure — prevents abdominal compartment syndrome from forcing everything back in too fast 4. Post-op/NICU course (1.5 min) Bowel dysmotility is common (from Ver más