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Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric ... Constipation - Differential ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... • Muscular Dystrophy ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... Wheezing - Differential ... Aspiration • GE Reflux ... Compression Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... myopathy • Myotonic dystrophy ... Oculopharyngeal muscular ... dystrophy • Blepharophimosis ... orbital rooftop fracture
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Strength, Normal Reflexes ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... • Spinal Muscular ... #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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constipation Differential ... lumbar stenosis • Vascular ... distinguishing feature ... decreased rectal tone ... #differential #
Floppy Baby Syndrome
 • Infantile Botulism
 • Acute Flaccid Myelitis
 • Guillain Barre
 • Neonatal Myasthenia
Floppy Baby Syndrome ... Assess strength, tone ... , resistance, reflexes ... #Floppy #Baby #Syndrome ... #pediatrics #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... decreased muscle tone ... compression by fractured ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes