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Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Causes of Pediatric ... Bacterial • Parasitic ... • Short Bowel Syndrome ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS)
Clinical features
all: fever > 101.3 F
most: oxygen
Pediatric Inflammatory ... Multisystem Syndrome ... with SARS-CoV-2 ... abdominal pain, diarrhea ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
2. ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Parasitic infections ... Malabsorption syndromes ... Irritable bowel syndrome
Carcinoid Syndrome - Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms: Flushing, diarrhea, palpitations, bronchospasm
Complications: Carcinoid heart, mesenteric fibrosis, pellagra,
Carcinoid Syndrome ... - Pathophysiology ... Symptoms: Flushing, diarrhea ... #Carcinoid #Syndrome ... #Pathophysiology
Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications
Continence mechanisms are impaired
 • Local neuronal damage
 • External and
proctitis) • Chronic diarrhea ... , diarrhea-predominant ... irritable bowel syndrome ... #Incontinence #geriatrics ... #pathophysiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea ... dehydration 2. ... leukocytes 2. ... Ova and parasite ... leukocyte positive 2.
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... disomy: inheriting 2 ... Obesity -> Type 2 ... #genetics #pathophysiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... difficile PCR (Stool) 2. ... Ova and Parasite ... evaluation (stool) 2. ... different agent 2.
Serotonin Syndrome
 - Rapid onset 
 - Combination of 2+ serotonin agonists 
Mental status changes:
Serotonin Syndrome ... Combination of 2+ ... Tachycardia - Diarrhea ... #Serotonin #Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... (IBS) - Pathophysiology ... functional somatic syndromes ... cognitions, Abuse Diarrhea ... #Pathophysiology