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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 ... complete paralysis of all ... Clinical Features ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... specific therapy, the clinician ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... Berlin criteria ... cases if there is ... clear cause such as
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
or ≥ 39 C this is ... a clinical emergency ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Resistant hypertension is ... heart failure, neurologic ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders ... , and Guillain-Barre
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
cytokines, such as ... Clinical Presentation ... the main clinical ... Histopathologic criteria ... #Diagnosis #Management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
diagnosis: months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Serologic and EMG ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Sclerosis (MS) is ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... such as internuclear ... McDonald diagnostic criteria ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Toxicity - Summary Clinical ... myopathy, Guillain-Barré ... syndrome (GBS), ... myopathies such as ... myopathy #diagnosis #management