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Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Symptoms: • ... possibly better: • Symptom ... control with early Afib ... #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
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
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Management Diagnosis ... treatment can improve symptoms ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #neurology #nutrition
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
and Pathophysiology ... • Severe iron deficiency ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
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
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 ... - Detection of AFB ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
due to chronic disease ... overload) Other Symptoms ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myeloproliferative disease ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... thrombus - atrial fibrillation ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arrhythmias: • Atrial fibrillation ... AVNRT Red Flag Symptoms ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Clinical Feature of Hypomagnesemia and Magnesium Deficiency
 • Electrolyte Disturbance: Hypokalemia, Hypocalcemia
 • Neuromuscular and central
tachycardias, Atrial fibrillation ... Chronic fatigue syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #Treatment #management