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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
 -
Pediatric Causes ... Surgical: - Acute ... appendicitis ... Henoch—Schönlein purpura - Diabetic ... Pain #Pediatrics #Causes
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... 5L dry) - (Decr JVP ... resting HR) • Abdominal ... dehydration) • Kussmaul ... endocrinology #diabetes
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - ... Viral Illness • Diabetic ... Quadrant: • Appendicitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS

The @RutgersEM residents don't always visualize the appendix. But when they do, the
Acute Appendicitis ... on POCUS The ... of acute appendicitis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... • Type B1: - Diabetes ... #typea #typeb #classification
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... transmission, with acute ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... fever #severity #classification