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Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ptosis, diplopia 2. ... loss of smile 3. ... /Edrophonium test ... - Peek sign 2. ... #management #neurology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... when evaluation should ... heart failure, neurologic ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
+preg test. ... (see below for diagnosis ... an IUP or not. #2 ... at the bedside #3 ... #POCUS #clinical
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Risk factors 3. ... count in the CSF should ... the underlying cause ... #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... in left heart 3- ... Should be performed
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
disconnection syndrome ... the most common cause ... hemianopsia (often) 2. ... read (alexia) 3. ... #neurology #diagnosis
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
etiology found after 3 ... antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... these bacteria should ... antiphospholipid syndrome
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... develops later 2. ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... cases per 100,000 ... is found in 1/3 ... and sensitive tests ... #neurology