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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... - Summary Acute ... cases/100,000 per year ... Can begin in arms ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
4 - Fibrosis Pulmonary ... chylothorax, and pulmonary ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... Staging #Signs #Symptoms ... #Summary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... week of a known clinical ... computed tomographic (CT ... lobar collapse, lung ... #Criteria #Diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
– ARDS: Clinical ... Berlin criteria ... be detected on CT ... #ARDS #Summary ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Summary Autoimmune ... Other tests: • CT ... or serologies + symptoms ... sparing of the lung ... #management #treatment
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management Summary ... granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
affecting the Brain ... , Eye, and Ear ... and treatment can ... MRI lesions and clinical ... consistent with MS
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Muscle Toxicity - Summary ... Clinical Presentation ... myopathy, Guillain-Barré ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... IU/I • SAMS 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 ... than one after symptom ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #Syndrome #diagnosis