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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... parotid/middle ear ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... parotid), CT (middle ear ... inflammatory cause) • EMG
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... Brain, Eye, and Ear ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... lesions and clinical
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... per 100,000 per year ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... - Spinal MRI may ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per year ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... axonal form • MRI ... #diagnosis #management
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
changes: CRP, ESR ... - MRI: inflammation ... antiinflammatory properties e.g ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management ... #Dermatology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... ECG is vital while ... acute coronary syndrome ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
family - Ever been ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... echo in the last year
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
• Thrombosis (e.g ... WBCs are usually near-normal ... ET-associated mutation (e.g ... thrombocytosis (e.g ... #diagnosis #management