Constipation (peds): Difference between revisions

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Background

Diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis

Pediatric Constipation

Infants

Hirschsprung’s disease
Congenital anorectal malformations
Neurologic disorders
Encephalopathy
Spinal cord abnormalities: myelomeningocele, spina bifida, tethered cord
Cystic fibrosis
Metabolic causes
- Hypothyroidism
- Hypercalcemia
- Hypokalemia
- diabetes insipidus
Heavy-metal poisoning
Medication side effects

Children (older than 1 year)

Functional constipation (>95% of cases)
Organic causes
- Hirschsprung’s disease
- Metabolic causes
  - Hypothyroidism
  - Hypercalcemia
  - Hypokalemia
  - Diabetes insipidus
  - Diabetes Mellitus
- Cystic fibrosis
- Gluten enteropathy
- Spinal cord trauma or abnormalities
- Neurofibromatosis
- Heavy-metal poisoning
- Medication side effects
- Developmental delays
- Sexual abuse

Pediatric Abdominal Pain

Treatment

Source

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 ==Differential Diagnosis==
-#Infants
+===Pediatric Constipation===
-##Hirschsprung’s disease
+====Infants====
-##Congenital anorectal malformations
+*Hirschsprung’s disease
-##Neurologic disorders
+*Congenital anorectal malformations
-##Encephalopathy
+*Neurologic disorders
-##Spinal cord abnormalities: myelomeningocele, spina bifida, tethered cord
+*Encephalopathy
-##Cystic fibrosis
+*Spinal cord abnormalities: myelomeningocele, spina bifida, tethered cord
-##Metabolic causes
+*Cystic fibrosis
-###[[Hypothyroidism]]
+*Metabolic causes
-###[[Hypercalcemia]]
+**[[Hypothyroidism]]
-###[[Hypokalemia]]
+**[[Hypercalcemia]]
-###diabetes insipidus
+**[[Hypokalemia]]
-##Heavy-metal poisoning
+**diabetes insipidus
-##Medication side effects
+*[[Heavy-metal poisoning ]]
-#Children (older than 1 year)
+*Medication side effects
-##Functional constipation (more than95 percent of cases)
-##Organic causes
+====Children (older than 1 year)====
-###Hirschsprung’s disease
+*Functional constipation (>95% of cases)
-###Metabolic causes
+*Organic causes
-####[[Hypothyroidism]]
+**Hirschsprung’s disease
-####[[Hypercalcemia]]
+**Metabolic causes
-####[[Hypokalemia]]
+***[[Hypothyroidism]]
-####diabetes insipidus
+***[[Hypercalcemia]]
-####[[Diabetes Mellitus]]
+***[[Hypokalemia]]
-###Cystic fibrosis
+***Diabetes insipidus
-###Gluten enteropathy
+***[[Diabetes Mellitus]]
-###Spinal cord trauma or abnormalities
+**Cystic fibrosis
-###Neurofibromatosis
+**Gluten enteropathy
-###Heavy-metal poisoning
+**Spinal cord trauma or abnormalities
-###Medication side effects
+**Neurofibromatosis
-###Developmental delays
+**[[Heavy-metal poisoning]]
-###Sexual abuse
+**Medication side effects
+**Developmental delays
+**Sexual abuse
 {{Pediatric abdominal pain DDX}}

Constipation (peds): Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:20, 2 September 2015

Contents

Background

Diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis

Pediatric Constipation

Infants

Children (older than 1 year)

Pediatric Abdominal Pain

0–3 Months Old

3 mo–3 y old

3 y old–adolescence

Treatment

See Also

Source