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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: • 1-2 cases ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Summary Causes ... Weakness - Dark urine ... - Abdominal pain ... hour with goal urine
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicity

Main Toxicities: Colitis,  
Pneumonitis, Skin adverse events, Endocrine dysfunction, 
Hepatitis,  
Myocarditis,
Complications and ... Treatment #Immune ... Toxicity #Toxicities #SideEffects ... #Table #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology #
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... within one hour or longer ... , abdominal pain ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Recurrent abdominal pain ... Treatment: • Global ... poorly fermentable fiber ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... Hepatology @EmoryGastroHep
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
brain • Weight Gain ... /or limbs caused ... FirstGeneration #Mechanisms #SideEffects ... #pharmacology # ... diagnosis #psychiatry
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
low urine output ... the determined cause ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Na delivery): CHF ... lysis) ± Urine ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
may have only pain ... The diagnosis is ... of non-surgical treatment ... Treatment can be ... #orthopedics #rheumatology