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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms ... and Management ... - peripheral neuropathy ... #Cardiology #Staging
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
presentation • Cardiac-specific ... proteinuria, Nondiabetic neuropathy ... significance (MGUS) neuropathy ... detection • For cardiac-specific ... Amyloidosis #Diagnosis #cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
• Autonomic Neuropathy ... • Migraine Cardiac ... Stenosis • Cardiac ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
ischemic optic neuropathy ... 2) Typical symptoms ... • Cephalic symptoms ... Constitutional symptoms ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevention - Prevent Symptoms ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Fibrillation Overview Symptoms ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nodules • Neuro: neuropathy ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... mononeuritis multiplex/neuropathy ... or serologies + symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #management
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... needs to keep symptom ... needs to keep symptom ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
cognitive slowing, neuropathy ... to manifest its symptoms ... , alcohol use, symptoms ... LN, peripheral neuropathy ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... with a stable symptom ... evaluation or management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology