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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 ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... syndrome, Sudden ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Grey Turner Sign Pancreatitis 

#Clinical #Photo #GreyTurners #Grey #Turners #Pancreatitis #Sign #PhysicalExam
Grey Turner Sign ... #Clinical #Photo ... Pancreatitis #Sign #PhysicalExam
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
Likelihood Ratios Barrel ... lower sternal border ... SatyaPatelMD #COPD #PhysicalExam
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
• Guillain-Barré ... syndrome Management ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis #Management
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
Horner's Syndrome ... Ophthalmology #Photo ... #Horners #Syndrome
Kayser-Fleisher´s ring (anillo de Kayser- Fleisher)
ring around the cornea .Copper deposit in  Desemet membrane (Wilson
ring around the cornea ... .Copper deposit ... Wilson disease) #PhysicalExam ... ring #clinical #physicalexam ... #photo #sign
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr ... GBS #Guillain #Barre ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Muehrcke's Lines (Leukonychia striata)
Narrow while transverse lines (Not depressed, compared to Beau's lines). Usually 2 or
and nephrotic syndrome ... #Fingernails #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Photo
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
the low levels ORDER ... and M panel Management ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... infections (Epstein-Barr ... syndrome, HIV)
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... diagnosis of Horner's syndrome ... anterior_seg_rocks #Horners ... #Syndrome #clinical ... ophthalmology #physicalexam