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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Pathophysiology ... • Pain: Due to nerve ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... Syndrome #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 ... with peripheral nerve ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Treatment Algorithm for Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)

#CRAO #Central #Retinal #Artery #Occlusion #CRAO #management #Algorithm #ophthalmology
Treatment Algorithm ... for Central Retinal ... CRAO #Central #Retinal ... Occlusion #CRAO #management ... #Algorithm #ophthalmology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... and Bloating - Treatment ... Algorithm Definitions ... Pathophysiology ... Distension #Bloating #Management
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
If a spared region ... a neighboring region ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... and/or bulbar region ... diagnosis column Treatment ... activity between nerve ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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compression of nerve ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... in the perianal region ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Proposed management of traumatic facial nerve injury 

Source: Scholes, Melissa A., and Vijay R. Ramakrishnan. 2016.
Proposed management ... traumatic facial nerve ... #management #treatment ... #algorithm #otolaryngology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... the lungs and regional ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... the lungs and regional ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB