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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
walking to nearly complete ... Diagnosis: • ... axonal form • MRI ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
walking to nearly complete ... demyelinating or axonal • MRI ... - Spinal MRI may ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• No Treatment ... Brady Management ... Pacemaker 3rd Degree, Complete ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #ecg #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... virus - Herpes simplex ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
anterolateral knee ... • Treatment: Conservative ... Differential diagnosis ... collateral ligament complex ... #diagnosis #msk
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of a previously diagnosed ... contagiosum • Herpes Simplex ... albicans • Epstein Barr ... Virus • Herpes simplex ... #Management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... our friends from Cardiology ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Morel-Lavallée Lesion - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Large, smoothly marginated, well-circumscribed mass along the medial myofascial
subacute: Irregular complex ... with conservative treatment ... Differential diagnosis ... Lesion #clinical #mri ... #diagnosis #msk
Mitral valve regurgitation is the heart’s version of a plot twist — just when you think
Diagnosis by echocardiography ... detective story, and treatment ... surgical drama, complete ... internal medicine and cardiology ... Mitralvalveregurgitation #cardiology