Dr. Jorge Cortés @jcortesizaguirr
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Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Features: • Many symptoms ... patients have no symptoms ... syndromes: (distinct symptoms ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs ... /symptoms, positive
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
dullness, puddle sign ... incisional). 3) Signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
pylori test (GI symptoms
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Symptoms of metastatic
Vitums Sign - Hepatic Pressure Maneuver to Identify Tricuspid Regurgitation on Physical Exam

Firm pressure with the
Vitums Sign - Hepatic ... Jcortesizaguirr #Vitums #Sign