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1
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How long does Guillain-Barre take to recover from?

A

6 months-1 year

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What is the most common bacterial trigger for Guillain Barre?

A

Campylobacter jejuni

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What kind of weakness does Guillain-Barre cause?

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Symmetric and ascending (feet up)

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4
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What kind of sensory loss happens in Gullain Barre?

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Distal sensory loss

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5
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What happens to reflexes in Guillain Barre?

A

Hypoactive or absent

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6
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How is Guillain Barre diagnosed?

A

History and physical

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7
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Is weakness in Guillain Barre acute or progressive?

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Progressive

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8
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What is BP goal in Gullain Barre?

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Up to 200 systolic

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9
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A negative inspiratory force of less than what is concerning?

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Less than -30

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10
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A forced vital capacity below what is concerning?

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Below 20

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11
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Should a pt with bulbar weakness be put on BiPaP?

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No

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12
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Which agent shouild be avoided during RSI in Gullain Barre?

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Succinylcholine

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13
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After how long on a vent should a Guillain Barre pt be trached?

A

After 2 weeks

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14
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What kind of weakness does myasthenia gravis cuase?

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Fluctuating and symmetric weakness

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15
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Does weakness get worse or better with activity in myasthenia gravis?

A

Worse

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16
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What is the first line medication class for myasthenia gravis?

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Cholinesterase inhibitors

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17
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Besides cholinesterase inhibitors, what other class of meds are myasthenia gravis pts on?

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Steroids

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18
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Does MS have symmetric or asymmetric weakness?

A

Asymmetric

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19
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What happens to reflexes in MS?

A

Hyperreflexive

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20
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What medication is used to manage acute flares of MS?

A

Steroids

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21
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What is the etiology of Gullain Barre?

A

Post infectious

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22
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What is the most common viral trigger for Guillain Barre?

A

Cytomegalovirus

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23
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Is weakness more proximal or distal in Guillain Barre?

A

Proximal

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24
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Do you have pain with Guillain Barre?

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Yes

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25
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Do autonomic changes happen in Guillain Barre?

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Yes

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26
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What will you see on CSF in Guillain Barre?

A

Elevated protein

27
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What would MRI show in Guillain Barre?

A

Nerve root enhancement

28
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What is a normal negative inspiratory force?

29
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What is forced vital capacity?

A

Maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs

30
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What is a normal forced vital capacity?

31
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Are secretions a contraindication to BiPaP?

32
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Which paralytic should be used during RSI for Guillain Barre?

A

Rocuronium

33
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What is the decision to extubate a Guillain Barre pt based on?

A

Muscle strength and serial PFTs

34
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What two immunotherapies can be given for Guillain Barre?

A

IVIG and PLEX

35
Q

MG causes what to happen to the thymus?

A

Thymic hyperplasia

36
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Which disease causes “fatigueable weakness”?

A

Myasthenia gravis

37
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What type of weakness does myasthenia gravis cause?

A

Fluctuating, proximal

38
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What happens to reflexes in MG?

39
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Are there sensory changes in MG?

40
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What two antibodies do you test for in MG?

A

AChR and MuSK

41
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What is the tensilon test used to diagnose?

42
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What happens if you give tensilon and the pt has MG?

A

Ocular sx will resolve

43
Q

What will happen in the ice test if the pt has MG?

A

Ptosis will resolve

44
Q

What happens if you overdose an MG pt on cholinesterase inhibitors?

A

Cholinergic crisis

45
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What kind of immunomodulating therapy will MG pts be on?

A

Corticosteroids

46
Q

What is used in the treatment of myasthenic crisis?

A

IVIG and PLEX

47
Q

Thymectomy can be done for treatment of which disease?

48
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What is the number one trigger of myasthenic crisis?

49
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What is a cholinergic crisis caused by?

A

Overdose of MG drugs

50
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Which type of MG crisis causes excess secretions?

A

Cholinergic

51
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Which type of MG crisis causes respiratory weakness?

A

Myasthenic

52
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Is MS a problem with the CNS or PNS?

53
Q

Does MS cause symmetric or asymmetric weakness?

A

Could be asymmetric

54
Q

What happens to reflexes in MS?

A

Will be high

55
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Fatigue is worse with what in MS?

A

Heat and activity

56
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What kind of clinical course do pts with MS have?

A

Relapsing remitting

57
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What will you see on brain MRI in MS?

A

Nonenhancing white matter lesions

58
Q

What is acute transverse myelitis?

A

Spinal cord inflammation

59
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What will happen to reflexes below the lesion in acute transverse myelitis?

A

Hypoactive or absent

60
Q

Dymelinating optic neuritis is is dymelination of which cranial nerve?

61
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What is the first line treatment for MS flares?

62
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What is the second line treatment for MS flares?

63
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Does immunomodulatory therapy reduce current MS lesions?

A

No, just slows development of future ones

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