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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... - Diagnosis, Signs ... Clinical Presentation ... hepatomegaly - normal ... despite hx HTN) EKG
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... w/differential diagnosis ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... absence of visual symptoms ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
the lymphatic system ... renal failure Clinical ... (e.g. incidental ... neuropathy or cardiac ... ), liver (pain/abnormal
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... 5% of patients Cardiac ... Cytopenias • Cardiac ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
LV thrombus, RV systolic ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... sx overlap with normal ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
air conditioning system ... dog or cat bite. symptoms ... abrupt onset of symptoms ... the key to the diagnosis ... #photo
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... MANIFESTATIONS: • The cardinal ... than one after symptom ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... specific therapy, the clinician