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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 ... • Weakness: mild ... Clinical Features ... axonal form • MRI ... #management #treatment
Orofacial Granulomatosis - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Idiopathic OFG: isolated swelling of the lips, BX+ non-caseating granuloma
Melkersson-Rosenthal
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome ... facial paralysis *Differential ... oral manif. of IBD ... Resolve w Rx of IBD ... #Algorithm #treatment
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and ... CausesClinical ... Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... #cardiology #MRI
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 ... - Spinal MRI may ... cauda equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Treatment Algorithm ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... Guidelines: • ACC ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD ... fatigue despite clinical ... IDA and active IBD ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... /other causes
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... ) Treatment - IV ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
Evolution of MRI ... points in a 67-year-old ... it possible to differentiate ... #Stroke #CVA #Clinical ... #Radiology #Interpretation
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
- MSK Radiology ... Case description ... hallucis longus Differential ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology