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Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Constipation - ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Anatomic: • Bowel ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... - Inflammatory bowel ... disease - Constipation ... #Pain #Pediatrics
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Pediatric Constipation ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Anatomic • Bowel ... --obstruction Neurologic ... #Pediatric #Differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
• Splenomegaly/Abscess ... Diffuse Pain: • Constipation ... • Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel ... intolerance • SIBO
Causes and Assessment of the Child with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
> 90% no structural cause identified
Gastrointestinal
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with Recurrent Abdominal ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome • Constipation ... • Inflammatory bowel ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pediatrics
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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characterized by these so-called ... disturbance • Bladder, bowel ... gunshot wounds • constipation ... Spinal infection/abscess ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
symptoms, positive serology ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... pain, chronic constipation ... q12h)x60 days • Pediatric ... 90-120 days • Pediatric
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... from contiguous focus ... , perinephric abscess ... sources within abdominal ... #pediatrics #children
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
it into view, so ... needling during IV access ... level to displace bowel ... looking at the abdominal ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites on POCUS ... +constipation, last ... POCUS performed ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess