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Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
: • Primary amyloid ... • Heavy-chain (AH ... Bone/Joint: • Amyloid ... (AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY ... Protein • AL Amyloid
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms ... cardionerds #Amyloidosis ... Management #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology #Staging
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... Noncardiac signs of amyloidosis ... 2) Methods of amyloid ... chain levels 3) Amyloid ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... (AL Amyloid, Wild ... #differential #cardiology
Metastatic Myeloid Sarcoma on Cardiac MRI

Ping pong with the tricuspid valve.

Myeloid sarcoma, metastatic from pancreatic origin!
Metastatic Myeloid ... Myeloid sarcoma, ... and causing HF symptoms ... #CardiacMRI #Radiology ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
including serum amyloid ... Deposition of amyloid ... glomeruli -> Secondary Amyloidosis ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
interventional radiology ... Leukostasis: - Usually myeloid ... up to 30 %) - Symptoms ... 12 mg/dL with symptoms ... mg/dL without symptoms