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Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Diagnosis: 1. ... Cardiac: • LVH ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #clinical #Echocardiogram
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... (AL Amyloid, Wild
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Glucose/Temp • ACS ... Bradycardia Cardiac ... : Sarcoidosis, Amyloidosis ... #causes #cardiology
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
predictive of allcause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... lactate and can act
Pericardial Effusion seen during CPR on POCUS Echocardiogram

This patient was given an anesthetic and became unresponsive
during CPR on POCUS ... Echocardiogram ... patient presented in cardiac ... Case credit @BrianKohen ... clinical #ultrasound #ACLS