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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
hepatomegaly - normal ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... precordial leads) - atrial ... cardionerds #Amyloidosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
for Tamponade - Pericardial ... Systolic Right Atrial ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram
Cardiac Amyloidosis

Huge Atria, Thick LV and IntraAtrial Septum with Apical Sparing

- Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD
@onco_cardiology

#Amyloidosis #Echocardiogram #POCUS
Cardiac Amyloidosis ... Huge Atria, Thick ... #Echocardiogram ... POCUS #Clinical #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #SC4C
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... paradoxus - ECG ... pericardiocentesis #Pericardial ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin is a cardiac ... - Decreases AV nodal ... conduction Uses: - Atrial ... fibrillation and atrial ... #Cardiology #Digitalis
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... thickening and biatrial ... Has new large pericardial ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #Cardiology #S4C
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... thickening and biatrial ... Has new large pericardial ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... thickening and biatrial ... Has new large pericardial ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #Cardiology #PSAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... thickening and biatrial ... Has new large pericardial ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #Cardiology #A4C
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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summation gallop • Abnormal ... ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Cardiology