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Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Causes of Chronic ... Algorithm Poor Growth ... Tumor Normal Growth ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Growth Hormone Excess ... excess prior to growth ... GH excess after growth ... • Other rare causes
Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
Acromegaly Caused ... over-secretion of growth
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
the nails can be caused ... by a growth arrest ... distally as the nail grows ... of nail matrix growth ... paired white lines caused
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
the most common causes ... aggressive and grow ... usually a benign growth ... The most common cause ... This is a rare cause
Tall Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Normal Growth (BA=CA)
 • Familial Tall Stature
 • XYY Syndrome
Obese BMI
Algorithm Normal Growth ... Syndrome (Normalizing growth ... endocrinology #causes
Hirsutism - Differential Diagnosis
Defined as excessive dark, coarse, male-pattern hair growth
Hirsutism causes in premenopausal women:
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male-pattern hair growth ... Hirsutism causes ... tumors Hirsutism causes
Trichuris trichiura - Whipworms on Microscopy
Also known as the whip worm, the head resembles a whip
It can cause dysentery ... and growth delays
Assessment of the Child with Chronic Asthma
Are there other allergic disorders?
 - Allergic rhinitis
 - Eczema,
Other causes should ... Finger clubbing - Growth
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
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Causes of Growth ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes