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Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Causes of Pediatric ... Cystic Fibrosis • Celiac ... Disease • Primary ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's Disease ... aldosterone Causes ... : Most Common Causes ... insufficiency - Celiac ... #endocrinology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
• GH Deficiency ... • Congenital Adrenal ... Celiac, IBD) • ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
lysosomal acid lipase deficiency ... , or Wolman’s disease ... triglycerides, a deficiency ... and gut, which causes ... #clincial #peds
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... cardiac, liver, renal ... disease), drug ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift:
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Tumor Lysis
 • Metabolic or Respiratory Acidosis
Acidosis • Insulin Deficiency ... PO4 < 20%: • Renal ... Disease • Hypoparathyroidism ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
Increased Excretion - Renal ... • Vitamin D Deficiency ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency ... enzyme 21-OHase causes ... 21-OHD in the adrenal ... pathophysiology #genetics #endocrinology ... #peds #pediatrics
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
aldosterone - Low in cases ... distinguish between ACTH deficiency ... pituitary) and deficiency ... Insufficiency #Evaluation ... diagnosis #testing #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Approach (when evaluation ... renovascular or endocrine causes ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... disease: CKD, acute