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Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... Amyloidosis Diagnostic ... GI Tests: • Diagnostic ... #Amyloidosis #Diagnosis ... #Amyloid
COVID-19 Biomarkers 
 - Troponin
 - D-dimer
 - Lymphocyte Count
 - IL-6
 - LDH
 - Fibrinogen
Fibrinogen - Serum Amyloid ... COVID19 #Biomarkers #Diagnosis
What's in a Fibril?
Amyloid 8-12 nm Congo Red + Randomly arranged 
Fibrillary GN 12-20 nm Congo
Amyloid 8-12 nm ... fibrils #nephrology #diagnosis ... #amyloid #differential
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
- Differential Diagnosis ... • lymphoma • amyloid ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Serum Immunofixation and Serum Free Light Chains
 • Biopsy
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic ... • Congo Red Diagnostic ... AL amyloidosis diagnosis ... Confirm type of amyloid ... Amyloidosis #Workup #Diagnosis
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
of cases): - Amyloid ... Down syndrome (amyloid ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
or are zebras (…amyloid ... #Priapism #Diagnosis
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Features: POEMS, AL amyloid ... deposits: Ig-related amyloid ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... HTN, Cerebral Amyloid ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... 2) Methods of amyloid ... chain levels 3) Amyloid ... #Amyloidosis #Diagnosis