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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 ... Pathophysiology ... complete paralysis of all ... Clinical Features ... management #treatment #neurology
Gitelman Syndrome Pathophysiology
Gitelman Syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive salt-losing tubulopathy with a prevalence of 1-
Pathophysiology ... distal tubule. ↑ Nacl ... Hypokalemia Metabolic alkalosis ... #Pathophysiology ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
Posterior Cruciate ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... structures, such as the ACL ... Posterior draw test, - Lachman ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
Isolated Anterior Cruciate ... Ligament (ACL) ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... will be there + Lachman's ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... the underlying pathophysiology ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Man in the Barrel Syndrome on Physical Exam
Bilateral brachial paresis, mainly proximal, with preserved motor function
Man in the Barrel ... Results from ACA-MCA ... #Man #Barrel #Syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
heart failure, neurologic ... and metabolic alkalosis ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders ... , and Guillain-Barre
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... circulation: MCA ACA ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
tubule (DCT) Clinical ... hypomagnesemia • Metabolic alkalosis ... Hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis ... #diagnosis #nephrology ... #management #pathophysiology
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
Gitelman Syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia - Metabolic Alkalosis ... Fractional excretion of Cl ... > 0.5% Clinical ... Diagnosis #Workup #nephrology