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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
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
adequate blood flow ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG ... Book You'll Ever
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
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Perhaps quite too ... are typically able ... Cardiology cannot ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Perhaps quite too ... are typically able ... Cardiology cannot ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica
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