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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
bruising (AL) - Kussmaul ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... pseudoinfarct pattern
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
Principal patterns ... column lesion, e.g ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Patterns #Sensory ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
PHANTOMS): • Pattern ... symptoms and signs (e.g ... CNS infection (e.g ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Imaging Patterns ... DWI • White matter ... • EEG: With persistent ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Hepatorenal Syndrome Diagnosis
 • ↑ in serum Cr of ≥ 0.3mg/dL above baseline
liver disease (e.g ... responsiveness (the latter ... diagnosis #HRS #nephrology
Common EEG patterns in the ICU and their clinical Significance

#EEG #Patterns #Neurology #Diagnosis
Common EEG patterns ... Significance #EEG ... #Patterns #Neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
changes - Common pattern ... aminotransferases • Serology ... electromyographic (EMG ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
patient should focus ... brain activity on neurologic ... with brain death (e.g ... with brain death (e.g
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG ... Triage EKG (no prior ... See thread for POCUS ... (II, III, AVF)(pattern ... Pulmonary #Embolism #ECG
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Enteroviruses (e.g ... encephalitis, eastern ... culture or by serology ... differential #diagnosis #neurology