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Right Sided Heart Failure Mnemonic: "AW HEAD"
ANOREXIA & NAUSEA 

WEIGHT GAIN 

HEPATOMEGALY 

EDEMA (BIPEDAL) 

ASCITES 

DISTENDED
WEIGHT GAIN HEPATOMEGALY ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Kussmaul sign - hepatomegaly ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly ... #differential #cardiology
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
Nondiabetic neuropathy, Hepatomegaly ... Amyloidosis #Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Hepatomegaly and Splenomegaly in children

#Hepatomegaly #Splenomegaly #Hepatosplenomegaly #HSM #Differential #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Hepatomegaly ... in children #Hepatomegaly
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hepatomegaly - Differential ... Cirrhosis #Hepatomegaly
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
jaundice and tender hepatomegaly ... onset RUQ pain, hepatomegaly
Clinical Features and Complications of β-thalassaemia Major
 - Pallor
 - Jaundice
 - Bossing of the skull
Splenomegaly and hepatomegaly
Approach to Leukocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Features of hematologic malignancy:
 • Symptoms: B-symptoms, bruising/bleeding, fatigue/weakness, immunosuppression
splenomegaly, hepatomegaly
Gaucher Disease 

Pathophsiology
 • Lysosomal storage disorder
 • Deficiency of ß-glucocerebrosidase
• Accumulation of glucosylceramide in macrophages
Diagnosis
Splenomegaly > 90% • Hepatomegaly