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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Pathophysiology ... • Weakness: Starts ... Diagnosis: • ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
) - Diagnosis and ... ♀, ↑Age, ESRD Pathophysiology ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... and sensitive tests ... the underlying pathophysiology ... #management #neurology
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
affects the knee hip ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... Inhalation of spores ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... : • Serology for ... #Management #Infections
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
anemia (MAHA) Pathophysiology ... Initiate ACEi (short-acting ... Renal #Crisis #rheumatology ... #nephrology #diagnosis ... #management