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Frank-Starling Curve in Congestive Heart Failure

Goal in HF mgmt is to reduce preload (EDV) to reach
Frank-Starling Curve ... higher SV on Frank Starling ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis ... Amyloidosis #Cardiac #Diagnosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology ... #Staging
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... four-component staging ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Pulmonary Flow Murmur

crescendo-decrescendo, early to mid-systolic 

Increases Intensity: Laying supine, hyperkinetic 
circulatory states (e.g., anemia, 
fever,
Sitting up or standing ... Murmur #Cardiac #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Long-standing ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Dilated CMP, long-standing ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... , plaques with scaling ... with elevated scaling ... copper coloured scaling ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Mechanisms of Lower Extremity Edema: #Diagnosis #Pathophys #EM #IM #Edema #Lower #LowerExtremity #Causes #Starling #Oncotic #Hydrostatic
Extremity Edema: #Diagnosis ... LowerExtremity #Causes #Starling
Tinea Versicolor - Physical examination revealed large, coalescing, hypopigmented patches and macules on her torso and
A) with scant scaling ... Melan-A staining ... periodic acid–Schiff staining