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Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting ... heart failure; HFpEF ... ejection fraction; HFrEF ... #CHF #Congestive ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
"Suggested management of chronic heart failure. Adapted from the 2016 European Society of Cardiology guidelines"-McMaster Textbook
management of chronic ... Pharmacotherapy of HFrEF ... #CHF #Management ... #HFrEF #Cardiology ... #Algorithm
Treatment options for patients with Chronic Symptomatic Systolic Heart Failure

#sCHF #CongestiveHeartFailure #Systolic #HFrEF #Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
patients with Chronic ... Heart Failure #sCHF ... CongestiveHeartFailure #Systolic #HFrEF ... #Algorithm #Management
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
Algorithm for screening ... patients with chronic ... , haemoglobin; HFrEF ... Management #Diagnosis #HFrEF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... decompensated CHF ... Pericarditis, CAD, HFrEF ... /HFpEF, Intracardiac ... Tumor, Vocal cord paralysis
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
, Pneumonitis, ACEi ... GERD, Dysphagia, CHF ... Schema #Acute #Chronic ... #Differential #Algorithm
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Pathophysiology: Chronic ... hospitalizations • Two meta analyses ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... 81% for acute HF ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Metabolic Acidosis #Chronic
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
milrinone) for HFrEF ... patients With chronic ... AF, HFrEF, and ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #Checklist #CHF