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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... Clinical Presentation ... hepatomegaly - normal ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Cardiology #Staging
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade ... EKG Findings: ... Low voltage Treatment ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... lethargy, hematuria, cardiac ... unless worrisome EKG ... with tetany or cardiac ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... help and inform clinical ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... for definitive management ... #Tamponade #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
Hemopericardium and Cardiac ... Tamponade on POCUS ... to definitive managemt ... #clinical #Pericardial ... #Cardiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Pathophysiology: ... • Normal exercise ... changes on tele/ECG ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Echinocandins (e.g ... involvement • Cardiac ... or TEE unless clinical ... workup dictated by symptoms ... #candidiasis #treatment
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Low BMI < 18.5 kg ... from any source; oral ... Syndrome #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs