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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Low voltage Treatment ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
HIV-AIDS Preventing Clinical ... duration same as for treatment ... Disease Note: Treatment ... and preventing clinical ... #management #opportunistic
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Lumbar Puncture, EEG ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
and sympathetic tone ... changes on tele/ECG ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
Related Disease Clinical ... with response to treatment ... Glucocorticoids (0.6 mg/kg ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
dietary intake (e.g ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... of papillae of tongue ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... Management during ... Management during ... support for patients clinically ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... & Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... fasciculations) • BULBAR: Tongue ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurology #diagnosis #management