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Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
- Differential ... Cystic Fibrosis • Celiac ... Disease • Primary ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Differential Diagnosis for Failure to Thrive #Diagnosis #EM #Peds #PrimaryCare #FailureToThrive #FTT #Failure #Thrive #Differential #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis #EM #Peds ... #PrimaryCare #FailureToThrive ... Failure #Thrive #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Differential ... Malabsorption • Celiac ... endoscopy) • Celiac ... #SmallBowel #Differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... certain foods or meds ... disease Inflammatory ... Workup #diagnosis #differential ... #testing #evaluation
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis ... Bacterial overgrowth, Celiac ... disease, Pancreatic ... BostonChiefs #Diarrhea
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... , liver, renal disease ... Pseudohyponatremia #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... poisoning • Celiac ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Copper Deficiency - Differential ... Hereditary: - Menkes disease ... , Celiac sprue, ... gastrectomy, prolonged diarrhea ... Copper #Deficiency #Differential
Schema for Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Weight Loss without Inflammation:
 • Decreased Intake: Food
Weight Loss - Differential ... Dementia • Chronic Disease ... pancreatitis, Celiac ... • Endocrine / Meds ... #Weight #Loss #Differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... of Chronic Diarrhea ... Causes of acute diarrhea ... Systemic disease ... workup #diagnosis #differential