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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 ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... tachycardia, reversible cardiomyopathy ... , Horner syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... during Delivery • Stable ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... initiation of treatment ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... & Dry” is the treatment ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Intracardiac Rhabdomyomas on Echocardiogram

Huge cardiac masses...initially diagnosed in utero, mass just beneath the aortic valve Anguished
Huge cardiac masses ... ...initially diagnosed ... completely stable ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Parosteal Lipoma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Frontal radiograph displays a radiolucent soft-tissue mass with internal
Parosteal Lipoma - MSK Radiology ... of the adjacent cortex ... Case description ... • No treatment ... #Radiology #diagnosis
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
evaluate potential causes ... pathway that can cause ... segment • Epsilon #clinical ... #diagnosis waves ... right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated, multisystem disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to
diseases (Down, Turner ... idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy ... to confirm the diagnosis ... test for whom clinical ... is the primary treatment
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... This patient’s clinical ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest