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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs ... AL) - Kussmaul sign ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... pseudoinfarct pattern ... Stages #Management #Signs
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
PHANTOMS): • Pattern ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... (e.g., fever, myalgia ... CNS infection (e.g
Atrial septal defect

An ECG may show the “crochetage” pattern (92% specific)—a notch near the apex of
septal defect An ECG ... the “crochetage” pattern ... larger shunt #ECG ... #EKG #Cardiology ... #Crochetage #Sign
Hyperkalemia (7.2) on ECG

HyperK is known as the Great Masquerader on ECG bc it can take
Hyperkalemia (7.2) on ECG ... Masquerader on ECG ... many different patterns ... The telltale sign ... #Hyperkalemia #ECG
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
STE: "Pardee's sign ... Early-repolarization pattern ... leads • S1Q3T3 pattern ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... diagnosis #cardiology #ecg
Borderline Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Behavioral Traits:
 • Unstable Relationships - Alternating extremes of idealization
reactivity of mood (eg ... adolescence, inflexible pattern ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... changes - Common pattern ... electromyographic (EMG
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
carbon monoxide (eg ... living conditions (eg ... vascular diseases (eg ... customary headache patterns ... headache #redflags #signs
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
associated with signs ... and pruritus (e.g ... Christmas tree pattern ... Varies with site, (e.g
The chemical formula of Digoxin is C41 H64 O14.
Digoxin (Cardiac glycoside) reversibly inhibits the sodium-potassium-ATPase, causing
comorbid conditions (eg ... often the first sign ... in a bigeminal pattern ... effect" on the ECG