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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Symptoms and Management ... hepatomegaly - normal ... Diagnosis #Stages #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology #Staging
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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intolerance • Chest ... summation gallop • Abnormal ... ECG, echocardiogram ... cardiac death Management ... #Cardiology
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Head Cheese Sign ... distinct radiographic areas ... of low, normal ... #Head #Cheese #Sign ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology
Malignant Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance

 • Metastatic bone tumors (aka. cancerous cells from systemic
metastasis: • Breast ... look whiter than normal ... look darker than normal ... Signs/Symptoms: ... BoneTumors #Malignant #Radiology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
• Cephalic symptoms ... Increased ESR and/or CRP ... Doppler US : halo sign ... efficacy of GCs Abnormal ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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JAK2 mutation OR Abnormally ... , signs, and complications ... can include: ... • Treatment algorithms ... concentration in the normal
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
for instance the normal ... with loss of the normal ... the silhouette sign ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... initial response to abnormal ... /signs should be ... *Abnormal USS may ... #LFTs #Abnormal
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Recurrent anginal chest ... • Normal exercise ... • Can perform ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Management of Hyponatremia
Hypertonic Saline - Only indicated if patient has severe symptoms + Na < 125
Give
Management of Hyponatremia ... patient has severe symptoms ... improving adequately Normal ... FE Urate post correction ... #algorithm #treatment