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

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... glycol (present in IV ... D D-lactate (short ... bowel syndrome, ... acidosis: - Diarrhea
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Diagnosis - GOLDMARK ... associated with short ... bowel syndrome ... salicylate toxicity causes ... underexcretion of acids
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Presents as ... , vomiting, diarrhea ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... Phase: • The short ... #HIV #diagnosis
Types of Anion Gap Acidosis - AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic
Ketoacidosis: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Starvation Ketoacidosis, Starvation
Types of Anion Gap ... Gut or IV Lorazepam ... other organic acids ... AGAPSKILU #mnemonic #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
complications such as ... be treated with IV ... Laxative use • Diarrhea ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... • Weakness: Starts ... arrythmias • Other: Diarrhea
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
aches: If patient was ... 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 ... AIDS-related: Viral ... Cytomegalovirus, HIV ... #Causes #Differential ... #diagnosis