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Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric Constipation ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Congenita • Guillain-Barré ... Syndrome • Muscular ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Criteria for Guillain ... Features Required for Guillain-Barré ... weakness of more than one ... sensory level • Central ... #neurology #neuropathy
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Pediatric Constipation ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Congenita • Guillan-Barré ... Syndrome #Constipation ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... of breath • Neurologic ... sustained over a one-hour ... • Chest and shoulder ... #differential #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... lines/devices, Constipation ... count in the CSF should ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #neurology
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... Disturbances Neurologic ... Disorders • Central ... Breath-holding spell (age-dependent ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
insufficiency (VBI) - Should ... patient of advanced age ... Syndrome usually ... usually between ages ... #differential #diagnosis
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
- Maneuver and Ages ... , turn head to one ... holding jaw over shoulder ... Timeline #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... when evaluation should ... be done): 1. ... Neurologic disorders ... dysautonomia, and Guillain-Barre
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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gunshot wounds • constipation ... Differential Diagnosis ... Tethered cord • Guillain-Barre ... decreased rectal tone ... #causes #neurology