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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Symptoms and Management ... precordial leads) - atrial ... Diagnosis #Stages #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology #Staging
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Overview Symptoms ... • Digoxin 3. ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
A-Fib) Summary Symptoms ... possibly better: • Symptom ... Anticoagulation for 3 ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... satiety, bendopnea. 3. ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... is conscious, symptoms ... Consider invasive arterial ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
deposition, seen as a 3- ... cardiac MR (double V sign ... ventricles and marked atria ... heart failure symptoms ... Fibrosis #EMF #cardiology
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
Management of Immune ... intravenously 1 g/day for 3- ... intravenously 1 g/day for 3- ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology ... #oncology #management
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
Management of Anthracyclines ... treated within 3 ... heart failure symptoms ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology ... #oncology #pharmacology
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
HEART Score of 0-3 ... at the time of arrival ... troponin, or if symptoms ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain