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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... appendicitis ... Henoch—Schönlein purpura - Diabetic ... - Inflammatory bowel ... Differential #Diagnosis #Peds
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute ... and related symptoms ... • Flat/low JVP ... percussion • Nausea ... /vomiting (worse
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes ... • Small/Large Bowel ... Appendicitis ... Pregnancy • Diabetes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Abdominal Pain - ... Viral Illness • Diabetic ... Ketoacidosis • Bowel ... Quadrant: • Appendicitis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... 5L dry) - (Decr JVP ... resting HR) • Abdominal ... pain, nausea, vomiting ... dehydration) • Kussmaul