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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 Syndrome ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Pathophysiology ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Caused commonly ... by: - drugs (e.g ... neurodegenerative disorders (eg ... Pathophysiology: ... Treatment: anticholinergics
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg ... dysautonomia, and Guillain-Barre
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... Non-inflammatory Causes ... diagnosis and treatment ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... skull neoplasms (e.g
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... recent DAN) • EMG ... not-optimal but may be ... Goodpasture's cause ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Pathophysiology ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... antibody that works ... TPO, TTG, etc EMG
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... hypoperfusion have been ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
No additional workup ... CNS inflammatory cause ... ) • EMG/NCS (rare ... patch alone may be ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... immunosuppression (eg ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... this morphology Treatment