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Blood Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram (a4c)
Smoking symbol = Blood stasis without mitral stenosis
Other causes Restrictive
Smoke on Echocardiogram ... Other causes Restrictive ... cardiomyopathy ... (Infiltrative/Amyloidosis ... #a4c #clinical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Diagnosis and Causes Clinical ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... Sarcomeric Protein Disorders ... karanpdesai #Restrictive
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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Kussmaul's Sign ... accept increased blood ... constriction, restrictive ... cardiomyopathy, ... #physicalexam #clinical
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Group of disorders ... Clinical suspicion ... cardiomyopathy ... Diagnostic Testing Blood ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram