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NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Guillain Barre Syndrome ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... , Mild sensory symptoms ... Miller Fisher syndrome-Bickerstaff ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... (IBS) - Management ... Limited trial low ... Peppermint oil (Menthe ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... occlusion, Budd-Chiari syndrome ... tests in Behcet syndrome ... adenopathy (PFAPA) syndrome ... #signs #symptoms
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... • Changes in mental ... treatment can improve symptoms ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #neurology #nutrition
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Metabolic • Renal ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... Pulmonary Disease Neurologic ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... Fatigue Syndrome
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome ... decompensation (CHF ... Epilepsy • Fanconi syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Refeeding #Syndrome
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome Treatment
Stop offending agents:
 • List as allergies
Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms ... (DRESS) Syndrome ... BrighamChiefs #DRESS #Syndrome ... #Treatment #Management ... #dermatology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... rasburicase Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... #Tumor #Lysis #Syndrome ... #hematology
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
bowel disease, Chronic ... diarrhoea, Short bowel syndrome ... , Ingestion of dental ... Musculoskeletal: Low ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... angiography if low ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management