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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 ... cases/100,000 per year ... Clinical Features ... Diagnosis: • ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... heavy metals), Critical ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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DDX: • Epstein-Barr ... Phase: • The short ... ) Treatment: ... disease progression ... #HIV #diagnosis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Labyrinthitis ○ Epstein-Barr ... ○ Lyme disease
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... (Clinical Dx). ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Giant retinal tears ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
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 ... and sensitive tests ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Brain, Eye, and Ear ... and treatment can ... MRI lesions and clinical ... noninflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
presence of metabolic syndrome ... decision for repeat testing ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral Infection Clinical ... Positive Coombs testing ... younger pts) Differential ... test #cold #
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
disseminated microbial disease ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology