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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 ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Pathophysiology ... Weakness: mild difficulty ... complete paralysis of all ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... pulmonary blood-gas ... with exertion, difficulty ... uphill - Dyspnea at ... pressure due to airway
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Rhabdomyolysis • Difficulty ... myopathy, Guillain-Barré ... syndrome (GBS), ... myopathies such as ... myopathy #diagnosis #management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
the emergency is also ... bleeding may be at ... Surgical management ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential ... #criticalcare #
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... : LMN Signs in at ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
oxygenator may also ... impair gas exchange ... Gas Exchange Problems ... problems #diagnosis #differential ... #management #criticalcare
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Despite this, it is also ... Therefore, even at ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... horizontal movements; also ... Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
for hemostasis; also ... ionized argon gas ... mucosa Stricture Management ... Used to aid in difficult ... scanning, linear array