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NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Criteria for Guillain Barre ... weakness of more than one ... hexacarbon abuse • Acute ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #criteria #neurology
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Algorithm - ... (Ischemia) - Acute ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... (GBS) Acute autoimmune ... and sensitive tests ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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outstretched hand • Exam ... nerve injury, acute ... carpal tunnel syndrome ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
posterior) and bone ... outstretched hand • Exam ... ), compartment syndrome ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
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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spine • MCC- acute ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... Diastematomyelia Physical Exam ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... hearing loss Exam ... Normal: Air > bone ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Labyrinthitis ○ Epstein-Barr
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... , Congestion/CHF ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... hemolysis) • ALP: Bone
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... with presence of pulmonary ... coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf