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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 ... hepatomegaly - normal ... precordial leads) - atrial
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... have an acute cardiac ... may still have a normal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
left with loss of cardiac ... atelectasis on ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
The diagnosis of ... lumen - associated atelectasis ... represents an axial ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Embolism Diagnosis ... PIOPED) study were atelectasis ... chest x-ray is normal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PulmonaryEmbolism
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 ... oscillations - Sign ... interpretation #patterns #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... neuropathy or cardiac ... ), liver (pain/abnormal ... #Management #Signs
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... sx overlap with normal ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
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