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Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Constipation - Differential ... Cord Lesions • Myotonia ... Syndrome • Muscular Dystrophy ... #Constipation #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Myotonic Dystrophy
Typically presents in middle age with weakness of hands, legs and neck.
 - Mental deficiency
Myotonic Dystrophy ... - Myotonia occurs ... #Myotonic #Dystrophy ... #Myotonia #Diagnosis
Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy on Physical Exam

Myotonic dystrophy is characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness. People
Myotonic Muscular ... Dystrophy on Physical ... Exam Myotonic ... dystrophy is characterized ... #Dystrophy #PhysicalExam
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... myopathy, Muscular dystrophy ... , Myotonic dystrophy ... Weakness #Causes #differential
Comparison of Common Muscular Dystrophies and Anesthesia Implications:
Muscular Dystrophy, Myotonic Dystrophy, Guillain Barre 

 - Mark
Implications: Muscular Dystrophy ... , Myotonic Dystrophy ... #Dystrophies #Dystrophy ... Anesthesiology #Myotonic
The RIGID patient: tetanus mimics
 - Serotonin Syndrome
 - Neuroleptic Malignant Sx
 - Malignant Hyperthermia
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- Drug-induced Dystonia ... rigid #patient #differential
Differential for the Child with Petechiae or Purpura
 - Non-thrombocytopenic
 - Thrombocytopenia

#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Petechiae #Purpura
Differential for ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Petechiae #Purpura #Differential
FUO:	Fever	of	Unknown	Origin
#Diagnosis #Peds #FUO #FeverUnknownOrigin #Differential #Algorithm #PEMSource
Origin #Diagnosis #Peds ... FeverUnknownOrigin #Differential
Causes of regurgitation/vomiting in children

#Vomiting #Emesis #Differential #Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Causes
Vomiting #Emesis #Differential ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Classification and Differential ... Classification #Differential ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Peds