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The Causes of Abdominal Pain in a Child

#Abdominal #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
The Causes of Abdominal ... Pain in a Child ... Pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... #Pain #Pediatrics ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Abdominal Pain - Physical Examination Signs and Maneuvers
 - Murphy's sign
 - Kehr's sign
 - McBurney's
Abdominal Pain - ... sign - Pulsatile Masses ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #PhysicalExam #
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Bone/Joint Causes ... Osteomyelitis • Patellofemoral ... #differential # ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... lesions • Severe pain ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound # ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Passive neck flexion causes ... , resulting in pain ... meninges, reducing pain ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Causes and Assessment of the Child with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
> 90% no structural cause identified
Gastrointestinal
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Causes and Assessment ... Pain > 90% no ... structural cause ... #Pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pediatrics
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... pain, headache, ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
pressure and cranial ultrasound ... Any intra-abdominal ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam ... #Examination #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis