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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
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal ... (left) and CHF stage ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Engorgement #Thickening #RadiologyAssistant
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
standing Sarcoidosis (stage ... The differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Sarcoidosis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Study the CXR of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and has severe
fell from the stairs ... What is your diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Atelectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
fell from the stairs ... Notice the abnormal ... adjacent to the right atrium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
On this lateral ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Mitral #MVR #RadiologyAssistant
There is a right lower lobe atelectasis.
Notice the abnormal right border of the heart.
The right interlobar
Notice the abnormal ... adjacent to the right atrium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Atelectasis #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
possibly also partial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
be graded into stages ... In daily clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #RadiologyAssistant