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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
 -
Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... Pancreatitis - Trauma ... : - Upper respiratory ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... wall painAbdominal ... appendages • FMF • Adult
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... Adult form: Less ... Low ALP in adult ... mineralization Symptoms ... : - respiratory
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
cough/wheezing, respiratory ... intestinal edema, abdominal ... pain and fecal ... anaphylaxis #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #criteria
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... : - Muscle pain ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... pain Labs:
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... constitutional symptoms ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... arthritis • Adult
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential Diagnosis ... sardonic" smile, abdominal ... endemic fungi cause ... possible fever, chest pain ... #InfectiousDiseases
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
preceding upper respiratory ... 85%) - Colicky abdominal ... pain (commonly ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Anterior neck pain ... hyperthyroidism Diagnosis ... fibrillation/flutter • Abdominal ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... endocrinology #signs #symptoms
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute respiratory ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases