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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... LVH, low-voltage EKG ... Testing: • EKG ... • Echocardiogram ... • MRI of the heart
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... , Symptoms and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... cardionerds #Amyloidosis
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... appearance of heart ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... appearance of heart ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... appearance of heart ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... appearance of heart ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... Endomyocardial: Carcinoid Heart ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac ... causes including R heart ... Infiltrative diseases (amyloidosis
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Target Receptor, Heart ... Vascular Resistance, Cardiac ... 0.375-0.75 mcg/kg ... Internet Book of Critical ... Pharmacology #Effect #Management