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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... all extremity, facial ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
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 cases ... all extremity, facial ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... and cauda equina TREATMENT
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Valvular disease (e.g ... palpitations: PVC • Gradual ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
senior on-call / dial ... • Check ECG rhythm ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... #Differential # ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
muscles: “myasthenic crises ... life-threatening Differential ... - Brain stem/Cranial ... Serologic and EMG ... Myasthenia Crises
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
do not require treatment ... immunodeficiency, is caused ... by the Epstein-Barr ... require biopsy to differentiate ... benign lesions (e.g
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... Consider known drug causes ... (eg. remifentanil ... , raised intra-cranial ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurons - IV free radical
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
older - Onset: gradual ... with or without bare ... alopecia in 5% of cases ... with animals (eg ... Alopecia #types #differential