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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... urinary tract infection ... respiratory tract infection ... - Lower lobe ... #Pediatrics #Causes
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - ... Urinary Tract Infection ... Nephrolithiasis #Acute ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... disease - Post-infectious ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... Urinary tract infection
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
: • Infection: ... entrapment • Infections ... Immobilization) • Acute ... differential #diagnosis #lower ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Loss of pain and ... Mixed upper and lower ... weakness and #Acute ... #orthopedics #neurology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Gastrointestinal infection ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
inhibitors, hepatorenal syndrome ... Post-infectious ... Interstitial Nephritis (AIN ... • Toxins • Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
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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spine • MCC- acute ... Severe low back pain ... epidural hematoma • infections ... toon • Spinal infection ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN ... : Medication, Infection ... SCVMCMed #AKI #Acute
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Chikungunya - Herpes virus ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... - Acute rheumatic ... diagnosis #msk #physicalexam