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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: • 1-2 cases ... Pathophysiology ... urinary retention, tachycardia ... Diagnosis: • ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
WPW is caused by ... supraventricular tachycardia ... reciprocating tachycardia ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... protein with a normal ... - Of note, normal ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... • Treatment for ... Differentiate low-signal normal ... #diagnosis #msk
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... (≥ 0.12s) with abnormal ... Differential Diagnosis ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... , or any other cause ... vasculitis Treatment ... with 1 g/day of oral
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... - Differential Diagnosis ... block; and sinus tachycardia ... ST Elevation of Normal ... #ekg #electrocardiogram
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Presentation: • Mimics normal ... cardiomyopathy • Tachycardia-induced ... Nonspecific: sinus tachycardia ... on the electrocardiogram ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Parosteal Lipoma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Frontal radiograph displays a radiolucent soft-tissue mass with internal
Parosteal Lipoma - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... Case description ... • No treatment ... #diagnosis #msk