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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs ... , Symptoms and Management ... hepatomegaly - normal ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... Role of temporal artery ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
segment at (or 40-60 ms ... after) the J point ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... #EKG #diagnosis
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
caucasian • Symptoms ... Unilateral • Signs ... lesions (a), Brain: normal ... deterioration after ... - Typical MS-like
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
of diagnosis (e.g ... remission less likely after ... anterior/posterior MSK ... ), liver (pain/abnormal ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
including: • Coronary artery ... Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... (≥ 0.12s) with abnormal ... #differential #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
 •
Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery ... PCWP PULMONARY ARTERY ... have a low or normal ... Ahmed Ghoneem, MD MSc ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Enteroviruses (e.g ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... 2 to 10 weeks after ... influenzae Symptoms ... Acute meningeal signs
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
STE: "Pardee's sign ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... • Epicardial artery ... ST Elevation of Normal ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and Signs: 50% ... hypertension; some normal ... and signs: • ... diagnostic procedures (eg ... After sufficient