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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
- Diagnosis, Signs ... Clinical Presentation ... AL) - Kussmaul sign ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Management #Signs
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... period without chest ... Serial EKGS in pts ... #Wellens #Sign # ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
aka Pawnbroker's Sign ... Right paratracheal and ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #Pawnbrokers #Sign ... #clinical #radiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #clinical #cardiology ... #McConnells #sign
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi Sign ... Chilaiditi sign ... #Chilaiditi #Sign ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Ratios for Symptoms and ... : The Rational Clinical ... #Cardiology #ACS ... AcuteCoronarySyndrome #Symptoms #Signs ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
the diagnosis in ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Pneumoperitoneum vs Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum aka Chilaiditi Sign
It mimics pneumoperitoneum and it is thus important to diagnose it
aka Chilaiditi Sign ... thus important to diagnose ... PseudoPneumoperitoneum #Chilaiditi #Sign ... #clinical #radiology ... #cxr #xray #chest
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
pericardium: - CXR ... leftward shift of the cardiac ... silhouette, Snoopy sign ... #chest #radiology ... #clinical
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Diagnosis? ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #cardiology