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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... - Diagnosis, Signs ... precordial leads) - atrial ... cardionerds #Amyloidosis ... #Cardiac #Diagnosis
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... mueormycosis, GPA, amyloidosis ... sarcoidosis, mets to the ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... in addition to the ... #Cardiology #S4C
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... in addition to the ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... in addition to the ... #Cardiology #PSAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... in addition to the ... #Cardiology #A4C
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi Sign ... on Chest X-Ray Anterior ... thus important to diagnose ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Diagnosis: 1. ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
diagnosis in the ... feeding vessel sign ... The chest film shows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... RV, McConnell's sign ... A4c #clinical #cardiology