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Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Infectious ... • Short Bowel Syndrome ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... #Diarrhea #Differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel syndrome ... Parasitic infections ... Malabsorption syndromes ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Differential ... Cancer • Microscopic ... Lymphoma #Chronic #Diarrhea ... #SmallBowel #Differential
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
Tongue Pathology ... , fissured tongue ... with a candidal infection ... require biopsy to differentiate ... Burning mouth syndrome
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
fever, travellers' diarrhea ... tattoos, piercings, injections ... malaria, travellers' diarrhea ... malaria, travellers' diarrhea ... History #diagnosis #differential
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... deposits - Post-infectious ... pain hematuria syndrome ... Hematuria: • Infection ... #Hematuria #Differential
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Erythropoiesis (B12 injections ... • Refeeding syndrome ... losses (NG suction, diarrhea ... #Hypokalemia #Differential
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea ... - Differential ... Secretory: • Microscopic ... / #Chronic #Diarrhea ... #Causes #Differential
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
History - Clues to Infectious ... → Travelers' diarrhea ... Herpesvirus B infection ... Mosquito → Malaria, dengue ... #differential #
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... abscess of liver, Dengue ... Hemorrhagic fevers; Dengue ... liver abscess • Diarrhea ... Returning #Traveler #differential