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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs ... , Symptoms and Management ... hepatomegaly - normal ... - conduction disease ... Diagnosis #Stages #Management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... Management Summary ... cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... #Disease #Tuberculosis
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
loss of the normal ... Spots in the pattern ... #Abnormal #Pathology ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Management Summary ... Malaise, fever and ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... lower eyelid) ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Management Summary ... JAK2 mutation OR Abnormally ... present, symptoms, signs ... von Willebrand disease ... PV #Diagnosis #Management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Management Summary ... Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs ... PCR + 20-90%, normal ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Signs and symptoms ... Diplopia, Weakness, and ... taper 3-7 days - Short ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Neuritis - Diagnosis and ... Management • ... Unilateral • Signs ... other auto-immune diseases ... Neuritis #Diagnosis #Management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... LMN signs in the ... course of the disease ... Upper extremity, lower ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Management Summary ... Signs: 50% pts, ... hypertension; some normal ... signs: • Orthostatic ... Treatment • Operable disease