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Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
• Guillain-Barré ... syndrome Management ... • Supportive (infection ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis ... #Management #Overview
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
• Malignancy Infectious ... Tuberculosis • Epstein-Barr ... Virus • Hepatitis ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... response preceding infection ... Diagnosis: • ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Antibiotics Class Overview ... B for initial management ... - Drug levels ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Review #Overview
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... to a preceding infection ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia - Overview ... CMV) • Epstein-Barr ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
-6, Epstein-Barr ... Drugs: Penicillin ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... myocarditis • Drugs ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Sore Throat / Rhinorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Common viral pathogens: Rhinovirus, Coronavirus, Influenza virus,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Echo), Epstein Barr ... Acute Head Cold Syndrome ... Allergic/Vasomotor/Drug ... Tracheobronchitis • Acute Infectious
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Pericarditis: Infectious ... Echovirus Epstein-Barr ... induced (select drugs ... Postpericardiotomy syndrorne ... #Differential #Diagnosis
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
REBEL Review 99: ... Serotonin Syndrome ... Cornerstone of treatment ... all serotonergic drugs ... SerotoninSyndrome #management