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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: • 1-2 cases ... axonal form • MRI ... 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
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... • The cardinal features ... - Spinal MRI may ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... barium, CT, or MR ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Then, ask 3 questions ... to work through ... approach to the differential ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #management #nephrology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
4m • Atypical Features ... No additional workup ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... CNS inflammatory cause ... #Treatment #Neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Alterations: - Sensory features ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
coarsening facial features ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis and Workup ... • Pituitary MRI ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
immunophenotypic features ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... hematology #oncology #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
unintentional weight loss, nausea ... albicans • Epstein Barr ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management