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Echo Parameters for Differential Diagnosis in Cardiac Amyloidosis
GLS
GCS
GRS
EFSR
RELAPS
SAB

#Echocardiogram #Parameters #echocardiography #Cardiac #Amyloidosis #diagnosis
Parameters for Differential ... Diagnosis in Cardiac ... Amyloidosis GLS ... RELAPS SAB #Echocardiogram ... #Amyloidosis #diagnosis
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • PRIMARY Cardiac ... Primary systemic amyloidosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... motion (PVFM) Cardiac ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... • Pericardial effusion ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
in AA and AL Cardiac ... Persistent pleural effusions ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
•
Causes of Acute ... PRE-RENAL Impaired perfusion ... : • Cardiac failure ... Urethral stricture/valves ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
in blood flow caused ... massive pericardial effusion ... Depends on the cause ... Tamponade: pericardial effusion ... Pathophysiology #Comparison #criticalcare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... findings based on cause ... release syndrome, infusion ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... table #comparison #criticalcare
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... large pericardial effusion ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... large pericardial effusion ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram