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Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
prolongation of the PR ... QRS complex, the PR ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #MobitzI #
Type 1 Second-degree AV block, also known as Mobitz I or Wenckebach periodicity, is almost always
prolongation of the PR ... QRS complex, the PR ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #MobitzI #
Mobitz II heart block is characterized on a surface ECG by intermittently nonconducted P waves not
not preceded by PR ... not followed by PR ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #MobitzII
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... management #treatment #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases per ... Clinical Manifestations ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... Management #treatment #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... Serologic and EMG ... Clinical DX: - ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... special stains (e.g ... ribosomal RNA PCR ... - PCR for
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... specific therapy, the clinician ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
Orbital Apex Syndrome ... treated by his PCP ... acyclovir 10mg/kg ... Ophthalmicus #HZO #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology