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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 ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Clinical Features ... #management #treatment
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Disease - Capillary leak ... Relapsing-remitting course +++ Clinical ... tissues: Myalgia, paresthesia ... of infections) ... #management #timeline
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Idiopathic • Infections ... CMV) • Epstein-Barr ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... albicans • Epstein Barr ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
antibiotic use, infections ... Stevens-Johnson syndrome ... outlet obstruction lead ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management
Strongyloides Stercoralis
EPIDEMIOLOGY - ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHEASTERN U.S.:
 • 0-6% US Prevalence of those:
 • ~30% Asymptomatic
(walking with bare ... contact, farming CLINICAL ... • IgG ELISA TREATMENT ... several weeks after infection ... HYPERINFECTION SYNDROME