EM Pedia 5, Most Commons, part 5 Flashcards
most common pathogen in gastroenteritis
without vaccination: rotavirus
with vaccination: norovirus
most common trigger of non-IgE mediated food allergy
proteins in cow’s milkor soy formulas
most frequently implicated antibiotics in C difficile diarrhea
clindamycin,
cephalosporin,
penicillin
most common cause of secondary lactase deficiency
acute GI infection
most common form of dehydration
isonatremic dehydration
most important parameter of volume status
change in weight
most common iatrogenic complciation of IV fluid therapy
Hyponatremia
most common cause of hyponatremia
GI losses and water intoxication
most common cause of hypernatremia
diarrhea
most common manifestation of hyperkalemia
cardiac conduction delay
most common cause of hypocalcemia
dietary deficiency and CKD
most common cause of hypercalcemia
malignancy
most common cause of hypermagnesemia
ingestion of exogenous magnesium
most common finding on plain abdominal radiograph in volvolus and malrotation
air-filled stomach with little distal gas, distal obstruction, or even normal gas pattern
most common cause of intestinal obstruction in children
intussusception
