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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Symptoms and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... hepatomegaly - normal ... - conduction disease ... Diagnosis #Stages #Management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad ... fraction < 20% Differential ... • Muscular: normal ... CK, normal biopsy ... #diagnosis #management
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... Mild to 10-20-fold ... Mild to 10-20-fold ... BrighamChiefs #Liver #Disease ... hepatitis #comparison #differential
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
The nail folds are ... the Fingers Clinically ... #Abnormal #Pathology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Signs #PhysicalExam
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... symptoms/signs ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
painless, no systemic signs ... , labs normal. ... biopsy preferred Differential ... University Infectious Diseases ... Sporotrichiosis #Infection #clinical
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
structural heart disease ... syncope (ruling out differential ... further guide management ... orthostatic vital sign ... should be guided by clinical
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Present in foods ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... to IBD, celiac disease ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management ... #nutrition
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... conditions listed in differential ... neurology #diagnosis #management