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Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
in AA and AL Cardiac ... & restrictive cardiomyopathy ... arthropathy • Carpal ... Persistent pleural effusions ... Amyloid typing Cardiac
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Secondary to invasive cardiac ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • PRIMARY Cardiac ... Primary systemic amyloidosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
alterations in cardiac ... with inadequate perfusion ... accumulation, & cardiac ... Infiltrative (Amyloidosis ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
😉 lovely HOCM case ... Cara Mercer @cara_mercer ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... SAM #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... large pericardial effusion ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... large pericardial effusion ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... large pericardial effusion ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... large pericardial effusion ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia Cardiac ... : Sarcoidosis, Amyloidosis ... syndrome • Post cardiac ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI