Differential Diagnosis: AT OHIO
Organic disorder, Habitual Eating Disorder, Iron Deficiency, Oppositional
Defiant disorder, Autism/Adjustment disorder, Thyroid (low)
*How is the child growing? Did he gain any weight? Milestones achieved?
- For Organic dx:
a. Have you noticed any change in bowel habits?
b. Have you noticed any blood in stools?
c. Have you noticed crying discomfort on passing stools? - For Habitual Eating Disorder:
a. Do you follow a set schedule of meals?
b. Does he drink a lot of high-calorie drinks? - For Iron Deficiency:
a. Have you noticed a change in skin color?
b. Have you noticed a bleeding from any site? - For Oppositional Defiant disorder / Depression:
a. How is his behavior towards others? - For Autism:
a. Does the child have problems playing with others? - For Hypothyroidism
Have you noticed a change in bowel habits/energy/weight? - For Adjustment disorder:
a. Have you recently moved?
b. Has the child suffered any trauma recently
Workup: CBC with differential, S/E (K+