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Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... : • Based on clinical ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK ... low-signal on all ... specificity of tear ... • Treatment for ... #msk
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Contraception counseling should ... support for patients clinically ... started, patients should ... #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per year ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Management #Treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... tests before beginning ... treatment. ... lactate and can act
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
per 100,000 per year ... transplantation CLINICAL ... and sensitive tests ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... echo in the last year ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis