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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Symptoms and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology #Staging
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
Arteries (TGA) on Chest ... - Oval Shaped Cardiac ... - Increased pulmonary ... vasculature - Egg-on-a-string ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
infiltrate (e.g ... ., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... Inflammation (e.g ... symptoms (e.g., ... pain) and signs
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... Compared Ambulatory ECG ... events, all (most) ECG ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Triage EKG (no prior ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... may include chest ... trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Cardiology
Case – 26M with no medical history presents with chest pain and palpitations. He states that
presents with chest ... denies associated symptoms ... history of sudden cardiac ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #ARVD
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
, dyspnea, +/- CXR ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... unless worrisome EKG ... with tetany or cardiac ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... Full Set of Vital Signs ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... Reversibles 3) Stabilize ... Tamponade - Pulmonary