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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... pneumonia - Torsion ... #Pediatrics #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
than 135°, has pain ... with extension ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics ... #Peds #neurology
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
(a) Thalamic lesion ... dissociated', i.e. pain ... spinothalamic (pain ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... usually visuals) Tension ... primary #secondary #management ... #neurology
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
terminal extensor tendon ... fracture • ED Management ... : Pain control, ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Ventral - Loss of pain ... contralateral loss of pain ... multiradicular pain ... spinalcord #syndromes #diagnosis ... #neurology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Tularemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... unilateral symptoms (pain ... : Serology (preferred ... #management #treatment
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Management of Pediatric ... Kidney Stones Acute Managment ... : • Pain relief ... persistent severe pain ... #Pediatrics #nephrology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... : - Loss of pain ... multiradicular pain ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology