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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 Pathophysiology ... extremity, facial, respiratory ... patients) • Respiratory ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... and bulbar and respiratory ... weakening of the respiratory ... muscles leads to respiratory ... column Treatment
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
decompensation (CHF) • Respiratory ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... dysfunction (19%) • Respiratory ... + Bleeding Treatment ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
extremity, facial, respiratory ... bulbar muscles DIAGNOSIS ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute respiratory ... spores into the respiratory ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Begins in the respiratory ... β-D-glucan assay • Respiratory
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
#pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #treatment ... #respiratory #clinical
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology

↓ Phosphate leads to ↓ red cell 2,3-DPG and a  reduction
and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology ... correlated with respiratory ... Respiratory muscle ... Respiratory muscles ... #hypoxia #pathophysiology
Respiratory Oxygenation Cycle - Pathophysiology
PO2 and PCO2

By @rev.med

#Respiratory #Oxygenation #Cycle #circulation #pathophysiology
Respiratory Oxygenation ... Cycle - Pathophysiology ... By @rev.med #Respiratory ... #circulation #pathophysiology
Myasthenia Gravis - Ptosis, Diplopia, Blurred Vision

Acute Myasthenic Crisis 
• Triggered by infection, medication 
• Respiratory
medication • Respiratory ... Myasthenia #Gravis #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology