EM Cases · Guillain-Barré and myasthenia
Ascending paralysis — resus station
ACEM Fellowship resus OSCE testing FVC thresholds, IVIG vs steroids, airway choice and autonomic vigilance.
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Prompt
Young adult with 3-day ascending weakness, areflexia, dyspnoea; FVC falling.
Station brief
Format. Clinical-management (resus) station, 11 minutes.
References2ShowHide
- [1]van den Berg B, Walgaard C, Drenthen J, et al. Guillain-Barré syndrome: pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Nat Rev Neurol, 2014.PMID 25023340
- [2]Willison HJ, Jacobs BC, van Doorn PA. Guillain-Barré syndrome. Lancet, 2016.PMID 26948435