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Algorithm showing a stepwise approach to the assessment and investigation of a possible neuropathy. CIDP, chronic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth; EMG ... electromyography; GBS ... , Guillain-Barré ... syndrome; HNPP, ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
- Differential Diagnosis ... Withholding • Painful (e.g ... Congenita • Guillan-Barré ... Syndrome #Constipation ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Withholding • Painful (e.g ... Congenita • Guillain-Barré ... Syndrome • Muscular ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Syndrome: Illness ... **Get baseline EKG ... family history) Treatment ... post-arrest or very long QTc ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
polyneuropathy (e.g ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Diagnosis: • ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #neurology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
- Vasculitis, e.g ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... Celiac disease Anti-GBM ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Neoplastic / Hematologic ... Tuberculosis • Epstein-Barr ... Pulmonary Disease Neurologic ... • Drug Abuse (e.g ... Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Main types of autoimmune encephalitis in the ICU. 
Anti-NMDAR anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, ADEM acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Anti-GFAP
resonance imaging, EEG ... electroencephalography, Abs ... #encephalitis #comparison ... #table #neurology ... #diagnosis