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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Signs, Symptoms ... and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Cardiology #Staging
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Pathophysiology ... Clinical Features ... Diagnosis: • ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... complete paralysis of all ... than one after symptom ... the underlying pathophysiology ... #management #neurology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... have fever - ACS ... unless worrisome EKG ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... and iron release Diagnosis ... improvement in symptoms ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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and Management ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... should be done in ALL
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... CML, ALL) • Solid ... comparison #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... DOES NOT OSD in all ... tear (similar symptoms ... #Radiology #diagnosis ... #msk
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... lesions) McDonald diagnostic ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... #management #neurology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... Pathophysiology: ... changes on tele/ECG ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management