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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1- ... Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • ... main variants: (1) ... #neurology
Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
volvulus Life Cycle 1) ... connective tissues, but also ... OnchocercaVolvulus #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... - produced by all ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... Treatment Guideline
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #GBS #Guillain ... #management #neurology
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Symptoms (SAMS) • 1 ... hypothyroid-induced myopathy, Guillain-Barré ... myopathies such as ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... toxicity #myopathy #diagnosis
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
mandrillaris Life Cycle 1) ... immune competent as ... #mandrillaris #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
cruzi Life Cycle 1) ... membranes, such as ... TrypanosomaCruzi #Tcruzi #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... involves: (1) ... likelihood of this 1. ... column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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• Prevalence: 1: ... Differential Diagnosis ... Tethered cord • Guillain-Barre ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #causes #neurology
Amebiasis - Naegleria fowleri - Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Flagellated Form
4) Promitosis
→ Water-related activities such as
- Life Cycle 1) ... activities such as ... Naegleria #fowleri #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc