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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
(MS) is an autoimmune-mediated ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... Diagnosis - Based ... criteria for MS ... #diagnosis #management
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... DeltaWave #ShortPR #Criteria
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
(IBS) - Pathophysiology ... , Diagnosis and ... (e.g. fibromyalgia ... factors affecting symptom ... #Pathophysiology
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
TABLE 2. ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... diarrhoea - Symptoms ... consistency to meet the criteria ... Subclassifications #Classes #Diagnosis
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Coronary CTA (making clear ... symptom. ... This is not for ... acute coronary syndrome ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Pathophysiology ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... : months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria ... EMG: LMN Signs in
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Guillain-Barré syndrome ... LEMS), systemic sclerosis ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... (SAMS-CI) • EMG ... toxicity #myopathy #diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Infection (e.g ... injury - Multiple sclerosis ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Berlin criteria ... cases if there is ... no clear cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... 93-95% Pathophysiology ... at the time of diagnosis ... (e.g. incidental ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable