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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 ... Miller Fisher Syndrome ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
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 ... GBS #Guillain #Barre ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg ... , and Guillain-Barre ... Differential #Diagnosis #indications
Consensus Indications for Irradiated RBC Transfusions:

Cellular blood components are irradiated for the prevention of TA-GVHD. Transfused
Consensus Indications ... disorders (DiGeorge Syndrome ... HLA-selected products (e.g ... #Transfusion #Indications ... Hematology #BloodBank #Management
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Artificial sweeteners (e.g ... tumors: Carcinoid syndrome ... ZE syndrome) Malabsorptive ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... #inflammatory #classification
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
myopathy, Guillain-Barré ... syndrome (GBS), ... antisynthetase syndrome ... (SAMS-CI) • EMG ... myopathy #diagnosis #management
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) - Treatment
Non-Pharmacologic:
 • Education
 • Physical & occupational therapy
 • Psychology
: • NSAID (e.g. ... antidepressants (e.g ... Muscle relaxants (e.g ... Bisphosphonates (e.g ... #Treatment #Management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... • Malignancy (e.g ... Endocrine disorders (e.g ... Shrinking lung syndrome ... activation and/or medications
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... - Compartment syndrome ... - HIV/HAART medications ... #typea #typeb #classification
Strongyloides Stercoralis
EPIDEMIOLOGY - ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHEASTERN U.S.:
 • 0-6% US Prevalence of those:
 • ~30% Asymptomatic
(walking with bare ... Ivermectin: 200mcg/kg ... ; intermittent egg ... HYPERINFECTION SYNDROME ... Stercoralis #diagnosis #management