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Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential ... • Inflammatory Bowel ... Poisoning • Irritable ... Bowel Syndrome ... #Diarrhea #Differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential ... Motility • Irritable ... Disordered Motility • Irritable ... Bowel Syndrome ... Diarrhea #SmallBowel #Differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel ... biopsy - Small bowel ... stool weight: Irritable ... bowel syndrome, ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... • Trauma • Irritable ... bowel syndrome ... Abdominal #Pain #Differential
Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diet/Lifestyle
 • Fibre
 • Calories
 • Fluid
 • Exercise
 • Psychosocial
Medications
 •
Constipation - Differential ... Dyssyngergia Irritable ... Bowel Neurogenic ... (Inflammatory Bowel ... #Constipation #Differential
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
in duration) - Differential ... Gastrointestinal: • Irritable ... bowel syndrome ... • Inflammatory bowel ... #Pelvic #Pain #Differential
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Incontinence - Differential ... Anorectal, Prostate, Bowel ... Disease • Irritable ... Bowel Syndrome ... #Incontinence #Differential
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: Autoimmune disorder resulting in a vasculitis which causes slowly progressive 
ulceration of the skin.
to inflammatory bowel ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Gangrenosum #UCSDH
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
inflammation: IBS (irritable ... bowel syndrome) ... #inflammatroy #bowel ... mimics #mimickers #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Constipation • Irritable ... bowel syndrome ... • Inflammatory bowel ... Chronic #Causes #Differential