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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... cases/100,000 per ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... management #treatment #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Vector-borne (most ... smear negative, PCR ... 20-90%, normal ECG ... Standard regimen: Adult ... Regimens: • Adult
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Neurologic disorders ... , and Guillain-Barre ... #Hypertension #Workup
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
special stains (e.g ... ribosomal RNA PCR ... - PCR for ... exists Infectious Diseases ... #differential #workup
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis in older adults ... with systemic, neurologic ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... Prednisone 60 mg per
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases per ... antibody that works ... poisoning, Parkinson's disease ... Baclofen • Severe Disease ... Management #treatment #neurology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
about three cases per ... history • Young adults ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Increased Serum Copper ... number of sites of disease