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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... - NORMAL CSF ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Common organisms ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... investigations abnormal ... investigations depending on clinical ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... - gastric and breast ... levels are within normal ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... times than men • Commonly ... Clinical Manifestations ... • CSF: Oligoclonal ... bands • Normal
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... being the most common ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
This is not uncommon ... acute coronary syndrome ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... reflexes: Areflexia ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... sx overlap with normal ... May have typical HF ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... are relatively common
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... : - Abnormal in ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential