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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
- Diagnosis, Signs ... 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 ... #cardiology #neck
Subpulmonic Effusion Explained - Rock of Gibraltar sign

Landsberg Manual @LandsbergManual - https://amzn.to/3rEtbK8

#Subpulmonic #Effusion #pathophysiology #clinical #pulmonary
Subpulmonic Effusion ... Rock of Gibraltar sign ... #pathophysiology ... clinical #pulmonary #radiology ... #CXR
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
EKG of the same ... ’s called Frog sign ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck ... #Frog #Sign
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 ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... a patient with signs ... of CHF. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... unless worrisome EKG ... with tetany or cardiac
SCAI Pyramid of Cardiogenic Shock Classification
E - Extremis - A patient experiencing cardiac arrest with ongoing
patient experiencing cardiac ... arrest with ongoing CPR ... currently experiencing signs ... or symptoms of ... ABCDEs #diagnosis #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... is conscious, symptoms ... Treat haemodynamic instability ... CM5 continuous ECG ... consultation with cardiology
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Full Set of Vital Signs ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... Reversibles 3) Stabilize ... crackles, elevated JVP ... Cardiac surgery?