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Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Algorithm Infectious ... • Thrombus (e.g ... Non-Malignant • Amyloidosis ... Myeloproliferative disorders (eg ... #Algorithm #Causes
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... (AL Amyloid, Wild ... #cardiology #algorithm
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
the extent of disease ... LVH, low-voltage EKG ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... Cardiac Testing: • EKG ... enlargement • MRI
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Algorithm Persistent ... Minimal change disease ... Protein deposition (eg ... Amyloidosis) ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized ... : - Anterior ... • Infection (e.g ... • Kikuchi Disease ... #Algorithm #Causes
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
DOES NOT OSD in all ... • MRI is more sensitive ... condition but at the inferior ... #Knee #patella ... #clinical #mri #
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... triple vessel disease ... - early inferior ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... serologic, and EMG ... More likely to cause ... characteristic EMG ... glucocorticoids - can cause
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy (e.g ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... the diagnosis and ... Step 3: All patients ... of liver disease ... liver biopsy or MRI