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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Management Clinical ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... Findings - low ... cardionerds #Amyloidosis ... #Cardiology #Staging
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Clinical Manifestations ... EKG, & restrictive ... • Persistent pleural ... Cardiac Testing: • EKG
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
checkpoint inhibitors (e.g ... common presenting symptom ... case reports of pleural ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Honc
Protein Losing Enteropathy
Clinical Presentation:
 • Volume overload: Peripheral edema, pleural effusion or ascites.
 • Gl symptoms
Losing Enteropathy Clinical ... Peripheral edema, pleural ... • Gl symptoms ... Celiac), Amyloidosis ... Dietary therapy: Low-fat
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... edema, bilateral pleural ... angiography if low
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
mental status and low ... ECG is vital while ... augment forward flow ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... anti-Smith Ab, low ... Differential Diagnosis ... , lymphopenia, low ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... Orthopedic • Low ... stratification #diagnosis
Bladder outlet obstruction (BOO)

Functional obstruction may be caused by detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia (DSD), either at the level
prostate adenoma (plural ... and severity of symptoms ... is critical in ... Urodynamics, alternative radiologic ... scenario, or when a diagnosis