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Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... lower to upper areas ... Differential diagnosis ... Pain, weakness, abnormal ... shows mass or compression
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
This abnormal signal ... characteristic "starburst" pattern ... early physeal fusion ... repeated follow-up MRI ... (save $$) Differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... evaluation of the pattern ... Areas of diagnostic ... aminotransferase; BMI, body mass ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
Case description ... • Best diagnostic ... Usually NOT joint effusions ... Differential diagnosis ... Chondroma #clinical #mri
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Imaging: - MRI ... lesions < 4cm + mass ... Demyelinating disease caused ... periventricular areas
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... diagnosis #management #cardiology