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Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
polyneuropathy (e.g ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Testing #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Clinical Features ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... variants: (1) acute ... management #treatment #neurology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue - Differential ... Tuberculosis • Epstein-Barr ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease Neurologic ... • Drug Abuse (e.g
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
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... cardiogenic shock (eg ... , acute valvular ... #NormalValues #Differential ... #Table #Chambers
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
(GBS) Acute autoimmune ... transplantation CLINICAL ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... specific therapy, the clinician ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... Impairment: • Acute ... electromyographic (EMG ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... weeks following an acute ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... #diagnosis #differential ... cardiology #treatment #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy (e.g ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g