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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
Cardiac Arrest - ACLS ... Circular Algorithm ... 2 minutes. or sooner ... recommendation (eg ... Algorithm #AHA2020 #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... Vector-borne (most ... smear negative, PCR ... 20-90%, normal ECG ... trypomastigotes) 2) PCR
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... Serologic and EMG ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases per ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 • Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
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Antigen testing, Serology ... , PCR Treatment ... echinocandins (e.g ... capsulatum #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #Histoplasma