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Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Infant (Floppy ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Nervous System - Decreased ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Constipation - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Spinal Cord ... #Causes #Peds #
Clinical features of shock from dehydration in an infant

Decreased level of consciousness 
Sunken fontanelle 
Dry mucous
dehydration in an infant ... Decreased level ... urine output Cold ... #PhysicalExam #Signs ... #Dehydration #Peds
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Present Since Infancy ... Present Since Infancy ... #Causes #Peds #
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Pediatric Constipation ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease • Spinal Cord ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Severe Hemorrhoid Intact ... Floor - Chronic Constipation ... Brain, Spinal Cord ... #Causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
- Emergency Causes ... gunshot wounds • constipation ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... infarct • HIV ... disturbances - decreased
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... • Symptoms and signs ... Cauda equina- decreased ... Causes: 1. ... differential #algorithm
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
enzyme 21-OHase causes ... deficiencies present in infants ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... Late (shock): cold ... endocrinology #peds
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
44 per min in infants ... punctuated by frequent sighs ... Occasional sighs ... narrowed airways increase ... bronchitis, and COPD