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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... tachycardia, reversible cardiomyopathy ... axonal form • MRI ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... management #cardiology #treatment
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : 33% • Treatment ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... Vascular narrowing on MRA ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
(no B-lines on ultrasound ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy ... Revascularization, treatment ... for acute MI if ... #Checklist #CHF
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... valleyfever #management #treatment ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology