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Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
but its clinically ... associated with viral infections ...     - Epstein-Barr ... Burgdorferi (Lymes disease ... #Bells #Palsy #neurology
COVID-19 Infection - Clinical Presentation and Disease Progression for Severe Cases

Via https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-05967-x

#COVID19 #Hospitalization #Disease #Progression #Severe
COVID-19 Infection ... - Clinical Presentation ... and Disease Progression ... for Severe Cases ... Coronavirus #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
• Malignancy Infectious ... Tuberculosis • Epstein-Barr ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Neurologic • ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... like illnesses, COVID ... 19 - Zika virus ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
-19 Infection ... disease, may consider ... highlighted circle= clinical ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #Management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... transplantation CLINICAL ... specific therapy, the clinician ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Assessment • Clinical ... +++: Virus (EBV, ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
") • Infection ... : Coronavirus Disease ... COVID-19 • Virus ... 31 • First US case ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... • Herpes virus ... Lyme disease ... MRI lesions and clinical ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology