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Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... vary from mild difficulty ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #Guillain #Barre
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Pathophysiology ... Weakness: mild difficulty ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
any time during treatment ... Rhabdomyolysis • Difficulty ... hypothyroid-induced myopathy, Guillain-Barré ... syndrome (GBS), ... after DC Statin Treatment
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
• During late ... #UterineCycle #MenstrualCycle ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Follicular Phase Explained
Early Follicular Phase (Days 0-5)
 • Granulosa cells
Late Follicular ... #MenstrualCycle ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... FollicularPhase #endocrinology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
pulmonary blood-gas ... with exertion, difficulty ... epilepticus • Pathophysiology ... decreased respiratory rate ... • Pathophysiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
dilatation & 3) gas ... abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... the left heart TREATMENT ... HPS mortality rate ... only definitive treatment