HY Concept 87

[tommyk]

HARD ONE:

Patient complain of gradually worsening shortness of breath, progressive exercise intolerance, and fatigue, and swollen feet. He is an older man with amyloid deposits everywhere? From 4-6 answer choices of -myopathies, what does he have? (Hint: Loud diastolic S3 heard)

[tommyk]

he has the rather rare but often quizzed Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (myocardium is stiff)