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Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Dysplasias • (e.g ... Hypothyroidism • Congenital ... • CNS Tumors (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Causes of Congenital ... normal tissue (e.g ... of Anomalies (Syndromic ... • Association (e.g ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric ... Withholding • Painful (e.g ... Lesions • Myotonia Congenita ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long ... QT Syndrome: Illness ... - Kids or young ... **Get baseline EKG ... #LongQT #Syndrome
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic
Causes of Purpura or Easy Bruising in Children

Platelet count reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia
 - Increased platelet destruction
Causes of Purpura ... infiltration (e.g ... Rare disorders, e.g ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... #peds #pediatrics
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... antibody that works ... TPO, TTG, etc EMG
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Withholding • Painful (e.g ... Lesions • Myotonia Congenita ... Guillan-Barré Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
• Acute stroke syndromes ... deficiency • Congenital ... dystrophies Work ... electromyographic (EMG ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
muscles: “myasthenic crises ... Serologic and EMG ... Myasthenia Crises ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... diagnosis #management #neurology