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NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Criteria for Guillain Barre ... Required for Guillain-Barré ... , Mild sensory symptoms ... Recent diphtheritic infection ... BrighamMedRes #Guillain #Barre
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... to a preceding infection ... • Most common infection ... than one after symptom ... GBS #Guillain #Barre
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... response preceding infection ... Diagnosis: • ... CSF: - CSF PROTEIN ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Heart Failure - Diagnosis ... Guidelines: • ACC ... class II and Ill HF ... order to alleviate symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... hemorrhage • CSF ... comparable to CSF ... #differential #diagnosis
Henoch Schonlein Purpura 
Typically a young boy. Often occurs following upper respiratory tract infection. A systemic
respiratory tract infection ... Schonlein #Purpura #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Signs #Symptoms
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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of nonspecific symptoms ... DDX: • Epstein-Barr ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... acquisition in which no diagnostic ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
Bone Tumor Location within the Skeleton

Epiphysis: 
Only a few lesions are located in the epiphysis, so
the differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... Metaphysis: NOF, SBC, CMF ... Enchondroma and infections ... sarcoma, SBC, ABC
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs or symptoms ... cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr ... #differential #diagnosis
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Diagnosis: ... Invasive disease) • CSF ... (CNS Infection) ... / CT if focal symptoms ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis