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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 ... response preceding infection ... Paresthesias: Hands ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Comparison - Serotonin Syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Malignant Catatonia

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Serotonin #Syndrome #Neuroleptic
Comparison - Serotonin Syndrome ... , and Malignant ... SS #comparison #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #table
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... to a preceding infection ... cauda equina TREATMENT ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
or been newly diagnosed ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Options
Amitiza (Lubiprostone)
Antidepressants: Celexa, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Paxil, Nortriptyline, and Zoloft
Bentyl (Dicyclomine)
Creon
Ducolax
Imodium, Maalox,
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... (IBS) Treatment ... #constipation #management ... #pharmacology # ... table
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... and Management ... • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
for Preventing and ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... M panel Management ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome ... #management
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... of COVID-19 Infection ... in someone who had ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
99: Serotonin Syndrome ... Cornerstone of treatment ... serotonergic drugs and ... SerotoninSyndrome #management ... #toxicology #REBELEM