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Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea ... Laxative Abuse • Inflammatory ... Overfeeding • Short ... Bowel Syndrome ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... Ischemia • Short ... Hyperthyroid - Inflammatory ... • Inflammatory ... Lymphoma #Chronic #Diarrhea
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... cases/100,000 per year ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... • Weakness: Starts ... arrythmias • Other: Diarrhea
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Distinguishing between Inflammatory ... joint disease Inflammatory ... joints tend to bear ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... • Melanoma Inflammatory ... Nerve V: • TMJ syndrome ... Infection • Inflammatory ... vision or black spots
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
bariatric surgery, Inflammatory ... disease, Chronic diarrhoea ... , Short bowel syndrome
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Increased loss: - Diarrhea ... - Refeeding syndrome ... • Korsakoff Syndrome ... : - Impaired short-term ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) - Pathophysiology
Risk factors:
 - Low CD4 count
 - Disseminated OI
 -
Syndrome (IRIS) ... - Pathophysiology ... OI (in CM) - Short ... #Syndrome #IRIS ... #Pathophysiology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
nervous system • Inflammatory ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... Constipation, Diarrhea ... taper 3-7 days - Short
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Findings in or Near ... and lung cancer, inflammatory ... nonuniform white spots ... Spots in the pattern ... seen in Reiter's syndrome