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Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Constipation - ... Congenita • Guillain-Barré ... Syndrome • Muscular ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Pediatric Constipation ... Congenita • Guillan-Barré ... Syndrome #Constipation ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Other: Diarrhea/constipation ... , hyponatremia, ... axonal form • MRI ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... , CNS Disease, Meds ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Algorithm Infantile ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... gunshot wounds • constipation ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #causes #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Vascular narrowing on MRA ... lines/devices, Constipation ... the underlying cause ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... until cause identified