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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Signs, Symptoms ... AL) - Kussmaul sign ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... Stages #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
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 ... with + Kussmaul sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... #Kussmauls #Sign ... clinical #video #jvp #cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... #Wellens #Sign # ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on EKG ... Normalization Spodick's sign ... #Pericarditis #EKG ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... #management #cardiology
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis ... Palpitations - HF ... Symptoms (orthopnea ... Stages #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
Approach to ECGs ... - Brugada's sign ... - Josephson's sign ... #ekg #cardiology ... #diagnosis #electrocardiogram
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
can be seen on EKG ... #Pericarditis #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
EKG of the same ... are enough to diagnose ... ’s called Frog sign ... PhysicalExam #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... worsening brady, Signs ... AMS, SOB from CHF ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... differential #management #cardiology