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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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of Abdominal Pain ... appendicitis ... - Non-specific abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Peds
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Important Causes ... RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... bowel obstruction, Appendicitis ... Biliary colic, Acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... severe pain with abdominal ... be atypical in diabetics ... cecum in the LUQ, appendicitis ... #Acute #Abdominal
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... of acute appendicitis ... @eabramsMD #Appendicitis ... #Abdominal #Appendix ... #Clinical #POCUS
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Abdominal Pain - ... Viral Illness • Diabetic ... Quadrant: • Appendicitis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... - Differential Diagnostic ... Perforation • Ruptured abdominal ... disease (e.g., Diabetic ... #Abdominal #Pain
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... Differential A - Abdominal ... uterus) A - Appendicitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Acute Appendicitis
 - Periumbilical -> RLQ pain
 - Fever 
 - Abdominal pain 
 - Nausea,
Acute Appendicitis ... - Fever - Abdominal ... pain - Nausea ... Vomiting, Anorexia #Appendicitis ... McBurneysPoint #Diagosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... out of cells may cause ... 5L dry) - (Decr JVP ... resting HR) • Abdominal ... dehydration) • Kussmaul
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Appendicitis ... Pregnancy • Diabetes ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics