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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 ... Pathophysiology ... demyelination features (2) ... #management #treatment
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
passed in feces. 2) ... Parasitic Cycle ... intestine 9) Parasitic ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
Old anti-parasitic ... against SARS-CoV-2, ... Coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2 ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Treatment
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
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• Incidence • Pathophysiology ... Associated Genetic Syndromes ... cardiology #peds #pediatrics ... #treatment
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
intestine eggs 2) ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr ... Parvovirus B19 • Parasitic ... Cocaine, Interleukin-2 ... Immunological Syndromes ... Churg-Strauss syndrome
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Human Stages: 2) ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... disomy: inheriting 2 ... Obesity -> Type 2 ... #genetics #pathophysiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 ... found in 1/3 to 1/2 ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases