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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... : - Upper respiratory ... #Pain #Pediatrics ... #Causes #Differential
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Lung Toxicity Summary ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... to days after surgery ... toxicity (e.g., acute respiratory ... Pleuritic chest pain
Pediatrics Sepsis Screening
SIGNS OF INFECTION?
 • Fever (>38C)
 • Hypothermia (<36C)
 • Cough/chest pain/respiratory distress
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Pediatrics Sepsis ... /respiratory distress ... • Abdominal pain ... device • Recent surgery ... Sepsis #Screening #Pediatrics
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
RGM • Plastic surgery ... RGM • Cardiac surgery ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... pain, hepatomegaly ... NTM #Infections #differential
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
pain, and palpable ... abdominal mass ... • Should be on differential ... no matter how long ... Management: SURGERY