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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... Clinical Presentation ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... fibrillation - conduction ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... Low voltage Treatment ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
as a condition ... ECG is vital while ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf
Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Entity - Prevalence / Incidence - Diagnosis - Arrhythmic Presentation - Management
 • Long
• Progressive Cardiac ... Conduction Defect ... Arrhythmia #Syndromes #clinical ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
May have typical HF ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Delivery • Stable ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Na delivery): CHF ... heparinized tube) • ECG ... Elimination (see Table ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... #Management #Treatment
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
benefits of POCUS in diagnosing ... for definitive management ... EM Res @MetroHealth_EM ... #POCUS #clinical ... ultrasound #trauma #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
risk of sudden cardiac ... Left Ventricular Hypertrophy ... #diagnosis waves ... risk for sudden cardiac ... #cardiology #differential
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... MANIFESTATIONS: • The cardinal ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... specific therapy, the clinician ... #management #neurology