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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
- Diagnosis, Signs ... ) - Kussmaul sign ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology #Staging
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... veil like opacity all ... #Sign #LUL #Collapse ... #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
the luft sichel sign ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Lobar #Collapse #Luftsichel ... #Sign #LuftsichelSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
left with loss of cardiac ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Lobar #Collapse #Luftsichel ... #Sign #LuftsichelSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs ... Consider cardiac
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
, dyspnea, +/- CXR ... have fever - ACS ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... unless worrisome EKG ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... is unconscious, signs ... symptoms may include chest ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... important to examine all ... the silhouette sign ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
logical sequence of signs ... be present at all ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs ... #RadiologyAssistant
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
of more of the signs ... pack. ❸ Remove all ... arrest, start CPR ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management