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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Management Clinical ... hepatomegaly - normal ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... - conduction disease ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Lyme Disease: Early ... and Late Clinical ... years after • Arthritis ... impairment - Normal ... #diagnosis #signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #signs
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... taper 3-7 days - Short ... #management #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... triple vessel disease ... T wave in V1 - normal ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... sedimentation rate + Normal ... Differential Diagnosis ... flares • CRP normal ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
: • Based on clinical ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... - 1st line: Oral ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
the Fingers Clinically ... loss of the normal ... Spots in the pattern ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Signs #PhysicalExam
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... ECG is vital while ... algorithm #management #cardiology