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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
- Diagnosis, Signs ... Clinical Presentation ... AL) - Kussmaul sign ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology #Staging
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
Kussmaul's Sign ... The Kussmaul sign ... patients after cardiac ... #Kussmauls #Sign ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
with systemic signs ... with systemic signs ... with systemic signs ... with systemic signs ... signs of deeper
Bicaval view in tamponade, now known as the jump rope sign!

- Dr. Tom Jelic @TomJelic

#tamponade #cardiac
the jump rope sign ... #clinical #Bicaval ... jumprope #trampoline #sign ... #tee #cardiology ... #pocus
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
Air gap sign: loss ... Pneumopericardium #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus ... #airgap #sign
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... Cardiac cath if ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
Kussmaul's #sign ... the paradoxical increase ... failure, right sided cardiac ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Hypertension Signs ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C #Cardiac