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Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Features: POEMS, AL amyloid ... Renal-centered (ie "MGRS ... : Ig-related amyloid ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
light-chain ratio Diagnostic ... organized (e.g., amyloid ... include: - Amyloid ... microangiopathy Treatment ... #Significance #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... presentation • Cardiac-specific ... 2) Methods of amyloid ... chain levels 3) Amyloid ... #Amyloidosis #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
• Heavy-chain (AH ... Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... typing Cardiac ... GI Tests: • Diagnostic
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... HTN, Cerebral Amyloid ... Atherosclerosis • Embolic: Cardiac ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... management #neurology #treatment
Cardiac Amyloidosis Management
The liver produces transthyretin tetramers, which dissociate into monomers and mis-fold, then aggregate into
Cardiac Amyloidosis ... aggregate into amyloid ... fibrils and deposit ... differences in treatment ... Management #tafamidis #Treatment