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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Management Clinical ... hepatomegaly - normal ... precordial leads) - atrial ... #Stages #Management ... #Cardiology #Staging
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... Look for other signs ... may still have a normal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... In a normal chest ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... activity, especially status ... #cardiology
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
involvement, with “white lung ... The normal-sized ... the differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... determine the cause ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
injury → mucous stasis ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... (chronic lung disease ... m/s • Other signs ... - Mechanism: causes ... improved functional status
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
The diagnosis of ... the peripheral lung ... The most common cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... In daily clinical ... chronic obstructive lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages