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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... , Symptoms and Management ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Stages #Management ... #Cardiology #Staging
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
mitral areas • Increase ... dehydration) • Decrease ... Heart #Murmur #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Orthostatic Hypotension Management Algorithm
 • Hypovolemic?  Yes → Resuscitate
 • Volume Overloaded? No → Fludrocortisone
Orthostatic Hypotension Management ... Non-pharmacologic Management ... and increases cardiac ... HUT) position → Decrease ... and increases cardiac
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... Typically the JVP decreases ... there is a lack of decrease ... or increase in ... physicalexam #diagnosis #cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin is a cardiac ... Na-K ATPase -> increase ... extracellular K -> increase ... contractility - Decreases ... Electrocardiogram #EKG #Cardiology
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
- McConnell's Sign ... TAPSE - Decreased ... Notching - 60/60 Sign ... Speckle Tracking: Decreased ... #Ventricular #cardiology
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Diagnosis and Management ... Check other vital signs ... crystalloids) - Decrease ... anaesthetic - Increase ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Heart Failure Management ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... #HeartFailure #management ... #CHF #cardiology
Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
 •
Mechanical Cardiac ... volume: Slight increase ... #Mechanical #Cardiac ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
ferroportin → Decreased ... ferroportin leads to decreased ... symptoms and QOL and decreased ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology