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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Diagnosis and Management ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... flagyl 500mg TID if PCN-allergy ... #Treatment #quadruple ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... Serologic and EMG ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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lumbar spine • MCC ... - Emergency Causes ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... or sed rate): Value ... very remarkable w/differential ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
• Muscular or neurologic ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... the underlying cause ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management