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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Signs, Symptoms ... and Management ... leads) - atrial fibrillation ... - conduction disease ... #Cardiology #Staging
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... and iron release Diagnosis ... improvement in symptoms ... #management #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
and Pathophysiology ... • Severe iron deficiency ... coronary heart disease ... #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myeloproliferative disease ... thrombus - atrial fibrillation ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... and Management ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... should be done in ALL ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... adult population: also ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... mineralization Symptoms
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
A-Fib) Summary Symptoms ... possibly better: • Symptom ... ventricular pressure and also ... #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
restricted diet/deficiency ... symptoms even if ... fatigue despite disease ... IBD #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... #diagnosis #management
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... A PAC also has a ... arrhythmia • Atrial fibrillation ... #differential #cardiology