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Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Causes of Pediatric ... Diarrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Overfeeding • Short ... #Causes #Peds #
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
• Fever • Sore ... influenzae type B (pre HiB ... Epiglottitis #Signs #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Diagnosis: Causes ... glycol (present in IV ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
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 ... Nucleic Acid test ... Phase: • The short ... #diagnosis
Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 • Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
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Colonic: Bile acid ... e.g. coeliac), Short ... . diff, Viral (HIV ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
, Pyroglutamic acid ... Diarrhea B. ... Acid loads (ammonium ... Metabolic #Acidosis #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Types of Anion Gap Acidosis - AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic
Ketoacidosis: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Starvation Ketoacidosis, Starvation
Acidosis - From Short ... Gut or IV Lorazepam ... other organic acids ... AGAPSKILU #mnemonic #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
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
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... pain, chronic diarrhea ... vomiting, and diarrhea ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Risk factors: BMI ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... ACD • Monitor & ... /other causes • ... IBD #Algorithm #diagnosis