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Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Causes of Pediatric ... Diarrhea - Differential ... Infectious: ... Overfeeding • Short ... #Causes #Peds #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation: 1. ... ABG And BMP Normal ... Diagnosis: Causes ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... #bloodgas #Acid
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
) → Acute Diarrhea ... (>3 BM/d) ± blood ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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, vomiting, diarrhea ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... p24 core Ag - Detects ... Phase: • The short ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Opioid Withdrawal Score ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... - vomiting or diarrhea ... multiple episodes of diarrhea ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic ... Diarrhea 1. ... bowel resection (short ... #Causes #Differential ... #diagnosis
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
can cause fever ... Bacillus cereus (short-incubation ... cramping lasting 1– ... #Diarrhea #diagnosis ... #differential #
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ab to AChR blocks ... weakness in: 1. ... life-threatening Differential ... EMG Findings: 1. ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection
Peritoneal Dialysis Complications
Peritonitis:
 • Can't miss! 6% of cases result in death
 • Diagnostics:
6% of cases result ... : 1) evidence ... Peritonitis Site Infections ... dialysate retention, diarrhea ... #differential