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Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
metastases Treatment ... pneumonitis - Cardiomyopathy ... Radiation induced disease ... - Conduction system ... #cancer #malignancy
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
of generalized systemic ... Hemochromatosis, Fabry's disease ... Autoimmune/collagen (SLE ... imbalance • Cancer ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome Systemic ... oral ulcers in 12 ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary Cancer ... cells can indicate disease ... microglobulin Treatment ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Valvular heart disease ... LV thrombus, RV systolic ... orthopnea, PND, LE ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... Central nervous system ... Cryoglobulinemia (4%-12% ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
) and initiate treatment ... renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system ... severe valvular disease ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology ... #oncology #pharmacology