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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 ... complete paralysis of all ... Clinical Features ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... #management #treatment
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
CARDIAC: asytole or Vfib ... most common is Afib ... patients with normal ECG ... severe burns, ECG ... Abnormal ECG or
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... extremity, facial ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... #management #neurology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... carotid sinus syndrome ... further guide management ... and an initial ECG ... should be guided by clinical
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 ... brain flow (VT/Vfib ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... hypertension (eg ... , and Guillain-Barre
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... - Brain stem/Cranial ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Serologic and EMG ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Toxicity - Summary Clinical ... myopathy, Guillain-Barré ... myopathies such as ... (SAMS-CI) • EMG ... myopathy #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... mediators such as ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the clinical ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential ... neurons - IV free radical ... neurology #diagnosis #management