Pediatric Diarrhea: Pathology
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Pediatric Diarrhea: Pathology“ von Brian Alverson, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Year 4 – Selective Sub-Internship“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which of the following is a cause of secretory diarrhea?
- Cholera
- Viral gastroenteritis
- Eosinophilic gastroenteritis
- Pancreatic insufficiency
- Bacterial overgrowth
A 6-year-old boy is brought to the clinic due to loose watery stool for 1 day. His parents tell the doctor that he has been drinking a lot of fruit juice recently. Which of the following is the most likely type of diarrhea this patient has?
- Osmotic diarrhea
- Secretory diarrhea
- Motility disorder
- Decreased absorptive surface area of the intestinal epithelium
- Physiologic diarrhea
A 4-year-old boy is brought to the clinic with loose watery stool since morning. He has no other signs and symptoms. Which of the following is the most likely cause of diarrhea in this age group?
- Viral gastroenteritis
- C. difficle
- Bacterial enteritis
- Parasites
- Systemic infection
A 10-year-old boy is brought to the clinic by his parents complaining of loose stool for the past 8 weeks. Which of the following would NOT be a likely cause of his diarrhea?
- Viral gastroenteritis
- Parasites
- Lactose intolerance
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Celiac disease
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Dozent des Vortrages Pediatric Diarrhea: Pathology
Brian Alverson, MD
Dr. Brian Alverson is the Residency Director at Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware and a Professor of Pediatrics at Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Until 2022, he has been a Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Medical Science at Brown University, as well as the Director for the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Hasbro Children's Hospital, Rhode Island, USA.
He obtained his MD at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1999 and is currently also the Director of Undergraduate Pediatric Education at the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University.
Due to his achievements in pediatric education, he has won over 25 teaching awards at two Ivy League Medical Schools.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Alverson teaches courses on Pediatrics.
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Excellent lecture. Good overview of vomiting and diarrhoea with the definitions, etiologies and the most frequent diagnoses. Good explanation of the questions to ask to the parents.
A good introduction for an everyday problem in pediatric consults. And a good review for MDs.
