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Post Intubation Hypotension: The AH SHITE mnemonic #Diagnosis #EM #PCC #AHSHITE #Mnemonic #Postintubation #Hypotension #RebelEM
Hypotension: The AH ... SHITE mnemonic ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... PCC #AHSHITE #Mnemonic
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
• Heavy-chain (AH ... Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... Diagnostic Testing ... GI Tests: • Diagnostic ... #Diagnosis #Amyloid
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Serum Immunofixation and Serum Free Light Chains
 • Biopsy
Amyloidosis - Workup ... and Diagnostic ... tests after AL amyloidosis ... Confirm type of amyloid ... TnT, proBNP #Amyloidosis
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... - Diagnosis, Signs ... , Symptoms and Management ... cardionerds #Amyloidosis ... #Cardiac #Diagnosis
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
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
, Sarcoidosis, Amyloidosis ... myeloma, secondary amyloid ... #differential #diagnosis
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm and Management ... HTN, Cerebral Amyloid ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #management
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... (AL Amyloid, Wild ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Infiltrative: Amyloid ... #Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis ... #Management #endocrinology
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
or are zebras (…amyloid ... #Priapism #Diagnosis ... #Management #Urology