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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Guideline for the Management ... American College of Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Management ... #CHF #guideline ... #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
diuretic use in acute heart ... , heart failure; ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
, heart failure; ... HFpEF, heart failure ... #CHF #Congestive ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
#Pharmacology #Comparison ... #Table #HalfLife ... Loop #Thiazide #CHF ... #Cardiology #Management
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Heart Failure with ... Ejection Fraction: Management ... Principles: Reduce the congestive ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... with end-stage heart ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
LMNOP Mnemonic for Management of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

L - Lasix (furosemide)
M - Morphine - Decreases
of Congestive Heart ... Failure (CHF) ... #Congestive #Heart ... #Failure #CHF # ... Cardiology
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
- Pharmacology Comparison ... syndrome, Post-MI, Heart ... in pt w/o CAD/HF ... • Indications: Heart ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
exercise intolerance, chest ... • Structural heart ... Decompensated HF ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Chest x-ray: signs ... of congestion ( ... no signs of CXR congestion ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology