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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 ... cases/100,000 per year ... Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Ear pain 3. ... Encephalitis • Guillain-Barré ... HerpesZoster #Oticus #Diagnosis
Subjective Tinnitus: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Subjective Tinnitus - Perceived sound with no acoustic stimulus, heard only
structures in or near ... the ear, perceived ... Tinnitus #Causes #pathophysiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... per 100,000 per year ... the underlying pathophysiology ... GBS #Guillain #Barre ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
injury -> Ligaments tear ... Inability to weight-bear ... Fractures #msk #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
II: Incomplete tear ... Ill: Complete tear ... Grading #Grades #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
LAD STEMI on with Anterior Hypokinesis POCUS Echocardiogram

What's the diagnosis?? 63 year old with BP of
Anterior Hypokinesis POCUS ... What's the diagnosis ... 63 year old with ... #Hypokinesis #POCUS
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Family history of ear ... • Outer Ear: ... Labyrinthitis ○ Epstein-Barr ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Presentation and Diagnosis ... often normal or near ... Hypoxemia/Cyanosis, Barrel ... COPD #comparison #Diagnosis
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
produced in middle ear ... Air from middle ear ... in the middle ear ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms