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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... - Diagnosis, Signs ... Clinical Presentation ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • Clinical ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... #cardiology #MRI
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Colonic Thumbprint Sign ... • infection (e.g ... colitis) • bowel ischemia ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #radiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... of cardiac ischaemia ... is conscious, symptoms ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
: The Rational Clinical ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS ... #Signs #LikelihoodRatios ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Specific for critical ... anterior wall MI ... #Wellens #Sign # ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... symptoms + supporting ... leads) RV Ischemia ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
can be seen on EKG ... often follows a URI ... #Pericarditis #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Myocardial Infarction - Definition and Types

Type 1 - Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction
 - Atherosclerotic plaque rupture or
Secondary to an Ischaemic ... death with symptoms ... CABG Procedure #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Myocardial ... Definitions #NSTEMI #MI
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on EKG ... Normalization Spodick's sign ... seen in acute MI ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical