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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Signs, Symptoms ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... - conduction disease ... #Stages #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
of this disease ... The signs and symptoms ... of disease ... resembling rashes caused ... #Rash #Diagnosis
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
The Stages of Syphilis ... exposure to or symptoms ... Neurosyphilis. including tabes ... Tabes dorsalis damages ... #Stages #Syphilis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... T waves - starts ... triple vessel disease ... #EKG #diagnosis
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
responsible for most cases ... meningovascular disease ... General paresis and tabes ... infected without symptoms ... #stages #diagnosis
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
patients with tabes ... associated with syphilis ... test (Romberg's sign ... Observe when patient closes ... Test #neurology #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... /Bacteria • Syphilis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... Stage 2 hypertension ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta ... Renal parenchymal disease
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... systemic sx + signs ... absence of visual symptoms ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... < 30 years - Aorta ... branches • GCA: - Aorta ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign