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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... - Diagnosis, Signs ... Management Clinical ... precordial leads) - atrial ... #Diagnosis #Stages
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... carina to the cardiac ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
indicated, start CPR ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... sx overlap with normal ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
results from poor vital ... ❹ Insert intra-arterial ... management in critical ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... postoperative cardiac ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
C02 (PECO2) • Abnormal ... pathophysiology CLINICAL ... • Monitoring cardiac ... - Shock/low cardiac ... interpretation #patterns #diagnosis
Mitral valve regurgitation is the heart’s version of a plot twist — just when you think
Mitral valve regurgitation ... Picture the mitral ... Clinically, it’s ... Diagnosis by echocardiography ... turns into a cardiac
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
enhancement pattern of normal ... ventricles and marked atria ... muscles leading to mitral ... Fibrosis #EMF #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... congestion on a CXR ... experience recovery of cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology