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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1- ... Clinical Features ... • Weakness: Starts ... arrythmias • Other: Diarrhea ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Affects 1:25,000 ... and 1:50,000 patients ... to 8 years Clinical ... • Infectious diarrhea ... infections (Epstein-Barr
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... ingestion → colonic ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness in: 1. ... life-threatening Differential ... EMG Findings: 1. ... inhibition - Chronic ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
distribution of nearly 3:1 ... Constipation, Diarrhea ... combination of: 1. ... stimulation Clinical ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... to be in ADHF starts ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... forms: 1) Rhinocerebral ... fungal stain of clinical ... Inhalation of spores ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
within the first 1 ... decrease in HIV-1 ... initiation Clinical ... albicans • Epstein Barr ... #Diagnosis #Management
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Diagnosis and Management ... CLINICAL: • Physical ... normal and can help differentiate ... TREATMENT: • The ... for PMR is a chronic