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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Signs, Symptoms ... - conduction disease ... #Stages #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology #Staging
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Diagnosis Primary ... to metastatic disease ... Systemic Diseases ... : • Aorta: Dissection ... #causes #primarycare
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
four-component staging ... structural heart disease ... or signs of heart ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Classes #NYHA
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
bigger than QRS - deWinter ... T waves - starts ... -4 can have no pain ... triple vessel disease ... #EKG #diagnosis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms ... history • Smoking status ... #differential #diagnosis
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
patients with tabes ... test (Romberg's sign ... 1) Patient stands ... Observe when patient closes ... Test #neurology #diagnosis
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
• Abdominal pain ... • Back pain ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... Administer 250 mcg ... #signs #symptoms
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
wasting, radicular pain ... lesion Pott's Disease ... tuberculoma (later stage ... • Caused by immune ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
mellitus, thyroid disease ... a stroke that caused ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #symptoms #signs ... #stages #staging
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
basement membrane disease ... syndrome: • Flank pain ... hematuria • Signs ... of glomerular disease ... renal vein between aorta