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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... Clinical Presentation ... precordial leads) - atrial ... cardionerds #Amyloidosis ... #Cardiac #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... thickening and biatrial ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #A4C
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Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Clinical Manifestations ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... disproportionate atrial
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
thickening and biatrial ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #S4C
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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... summation gallop • Abnormal ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Manage acute cardiac ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC)
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... triad: Fever, Arthralgia ... Differential Diaqnoses ... , DIC, TMA • Cardiac ... #management #treatment
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
neurocheck was normal ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... #Arterial #Clinical ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
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This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
Beside ultrasound ... root, and left atrium ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
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