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Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... Treatment of GCA ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... #Management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
ringworm, was diagnosed ... after 1 week of treatment ... was treated with oral ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #tinea #capitis
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... : • Based on clinical ... - 1st line: Oral ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... #management #signs
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... transitioning to oral ... & Dry” is the treatment ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... Clinical Manifestations ... Oligoclonal bands • Normal ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... protein with a normal ... - Of note, normal ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology