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Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... and progressive Acute ... rarely preceded by acute ... : ACUTE, fever, ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... - Summary Acute ... cases/100,000 per year ... variants: (1) acute ... #diagnosis #management
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Susac Syndrome - ... Evolution Acute ... disease flares - 2-year ... David #Susac #Syndrome ... Triad #Diagnosis #Management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... Syndrome usually ... days after an acute ... • Management: ... progresses to anaesthesia
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... , or acute nephritis ... hypertension and acute ... Late latent >1 year ... stages #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... (GBS) Acute autoimmune ... per 100,000 per year ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... that leads to an acute ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... 2 attacks in a year ... Gout #diagnosis #management
Acute and Critical Limb Ischemia
Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI):
 • Severe form of PAD that includes limb
Acute and Critical ... • 1-year incidence ... Acute Limb Ischemia ... coldness of LE, & paresthesia ... Ischemia #diagnosis #management
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Capillary leak syndrome ... tissues: Myalgia, paresthesia ... edema, compartment syndrome ... month at least 1 year ... #diagnosis #management