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Conditions Flashcards

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Presents shortly after infection

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Guillian-Barre Syndrome

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Guillain-Barre Syndrome is caused by?

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Antibodies against own schwann cells

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Treatment for Guillaine-Barre

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Admit, Monitor, Intravenous Ig

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Is Guillain-Barre an Axonopathy or a Myelinopathy

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Acute Myelinopathy

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Features of Diabetic Neuropathy

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Glove and Stocking - Polyneuropathy
Axonal
Chronic

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Features of Toxic Neuropathy

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Polyneuropathy
Chronic
Axonal Degeneration

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What is Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LENS)

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Antibodies against voltage-gated Ca channels

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Features of Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome

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Fatiguable limb weaknesses
Absent reflexes
Autonomic features

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What is Myasthenia Gravis

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Aquired autoimmune disease.

Antibodies against Nicotinic ACh receptors

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Features of Myasthenia Gravis

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Fatiguable weakness
Double Vision
Drooping Eyelids
Dysphagia

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Treatment for Myasthenia Gravis

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Anticholinesterase Drugs

Intravenous Ig

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