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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms ... and Management ... - peripheral neuropathy ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology #Staging
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
patients with HFrEF ... order to alleviate symptoms ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #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
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
improvement in symptoms ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
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
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nodules • Neuro: neuropathy ... mononeuritis multiplex/neuropathy ... or serologies + symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... patients have no symptoms ... seizure, cranial neuropathy ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms
KSHV Inflammatory Cytokine Syndrome (KICS)
Working Case Definition for KICS: Requires at least 2 clinical manifestations (from
Symptoms: Fatigue ... Cachexia, Respiratory symptoms ... Arthralgia/myalgia, Neuropathy ... Kaposi #diagnosis #management