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Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
of the body to one ... Pathophysiology: ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Pathophysiology: ... and sympathetic tone ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Transplantation including bone ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
surgery, trauma, and bone-marrow ... tested earlier than one ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... autoimmune response gone ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #neurology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... There is no “one ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment