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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
despite hx HTN) EKG ... precordial leads) - atrial ... cardionerds #Amyloidosis ... #Cardiac #Diagnosis ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... thickening and biatrial ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #PLAX
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
in AA and AL Cardiac ... LVH, low-voltage EKG ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG ... disproportionate atrial
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Amyloidosis on POCUS ... thickening and biatrial ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
plaque, causing partial ... pain occurs at rest ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... : The Only EKG Book
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... arrest trolley ... Consider invasive arterial ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
❹ Insert intra-arterial ... Obtain 12-lead ECG ... and discuss with cardiology ... develop (Box B). ❾ Plan ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... Obtain EKG if: ... - Cataract Plan ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
criteria for the diagnosis ... dominant pacemaker focus ... Pacemaker #wap #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #comparison
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... tests before beginning ... perfusion - Cardiac ... arrest - Shock ... failure - Low cardiac