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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... Systemic disease ... #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fibrosis Wheeze With Feeding ... Endobronchial Disease ... Vascular Compression Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
Diagnosis Respiratory ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... (RDS) • Chronic ... Lung Disease (CLD ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome ... Malnutrition due to chronic ... disease/malabsorptive ... #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Failure to Thrive - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Liver Disease ... Disorders • Syndromes ... #Causes #Peds #
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
PaCO2, causing chronic ... have an overlap syndrome ... develop substantial chronic ... #Diagnosis #COPD ... #BlueBloaters #Comparison
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Workup Osmotic ... certain foods or meds ... testing for celiac disease ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
seen in several disease ... syndrome ... AKA) — seen in chronic ... Disorders #ketones #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management