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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- ... like illnesses, COVID ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... main variants: (1) ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... mg PO qd - If needing ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
AM stiffness, >1 ... sx improve with activity ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... exam and imaging Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... causing hypovolemia needing ... differential #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... • Prevalence: 1- ... associated with DM-1, ... Clinical Manifestations ... #treatment #neurology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... months before 1° ... #cardiology #treatment
Strongyloidiasis Treatment
Asymptomatic ± eosinophilia (Very low risk):
 • Diagnostic: Serology, Stool Ova and parasites (O&P) examination
Strongyloidiasis Treatment ... cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ... larval shedding and clinical ... Strongyloidiasis #Treatment ... #parastie #infectiousdiseases
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
• Sexual activity ... Umbilification - Rash: 1 ... three weeks Clinical ... rectal pain, rectal bleeding ... MPOX #Diagnosis #Management