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Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Fischer and PCB variants ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Serologic and EMG ... aspiration and acute ... #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... classify the main variants ... Miller Fisher Variant ... #management #treatment
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Sclerosis • Marburg Variant ... Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... lesions) McDonald diagnostic ... symptoms) • Acute ... #management #neurology
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Arthritis

Crystal-induced arthritis: Calcium oxalate, gout, cholesterol, pseudogout, hydroxyapatite crystals

Infectious arthritis: Bacteria, fungi,
Differential Diagnosis ... of Acute Arthritis ... spondyloarthropathy (e.g ... Erosive/inflammatory variants ... hyperlipoproteinemia,* meniscal
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
classified as a variant ... to have a "wood-grain ... children with acute ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #differential #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... Sanguinis, Mitis, Oralis ... Differential Diagnosis ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• A form of acute ... needed to avoid diagnostic ... Susceptibility • Genetic variants ... Differential diagnosis ... recognition and management