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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... - Diagnosis, Signs ... despite hx HTN) EKG Findings ... #Diagnosis #Stages ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
VTI) X HR CO (mL ... /min) = SV (mL/cycle ... Output #CO #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Measurement #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Echocardiographic Findings ... - McConnell's Sign ... #RV #Strain #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #Ventricular #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
Kussmaul's Sign ... common and isolated finding ... patients after cardiac ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Kussmaul's Sign ... eponymous JVP findings ... Most likely diagnosis ... Friedreichs #Neck #JVP #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
Handle Tear - MSK Radiology ... Imaging Findings ... sign" is seen on ... mri #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... - Differential Diagnosis ... inspiration, this finding ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... These findings suggest ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
patient when the finding ... are enough to diagnose ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... Some exam findings ... Cardiac cath if ... algorithm #management #cardiology