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Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
from antibodies formed ... at least: • 1 clinical ... to be present Treatment ... (EULAR Guidelines ... #management #anticoagulation
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Albuminocytologic dissociation ... #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... poor nutrition Clinical ... vasculitis Treatment ... #Management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #foamed ... #treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... in improperly folded ... column Treatment ... #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... albuminocytologic dissociation ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
#pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed # ... criticalcare #treatment ... #respiratory #clinical
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... #Management #Infections