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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Signs, Symptoms ... Clinical Presentation ... - conduction disease ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology #Staging
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Males=Females SIGNS ... /SYMPTOMS: • Acute ... : Clinical diagnosis ... steroids for severe disease ... #management #pulmonary
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
), and salmon- colored ... the chest/trunk Symptoms ... that is salmon-colored ... Labs: • ↑ESR/CRP ... #rheumatology #management
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... decreased LV function, mitral ... and lab signs ( ... CRP, ESR) of ongoing ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... coronary artery disease ... #management #cardiology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
or TSH level if symptoms ... Intubation only if clinically ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... signs, clinical ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... Differential Diagnosis ... Criteria • ↑ ESR, CRP ... Regurgitation • Colon ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... Cardiology: ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
Requires at least 2 clinical ... 3, and 4. 1) Clinical ... Symptoms: Fatigue ... Syndrome #Kaposi #diagnosis ... #management #hhv8
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
patients with no signs ... Clinical Findings ... vegetations on mitral ... #Endocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology