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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... of Heart Failure ... and the Heart Failure ... Society of America #HFrEF ... ACCAHA2017 #cardiology #treatment
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
first‐line tool (Figure ... predictive of all‐cause ... mortality and heart failure ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Deficiency in Heart Failure ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... Guidelines: • ACC ... patients with HFrEF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
(ACLF) Clinical ... months without treatment ... Lung Failure ... Hepatitis Procedures Management ... gastroenterology #management
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Heart Failure (HFrEF ... ) Treatment - GDMT ... patients with Heart Failure ... recommended by the ACC ... #Pharmacology #Management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... Revascularization, treatment ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Deficiency in Heart Failure ... Chronic heart failure ... functional ID) Treatment ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... : weight gain, lung ... advanced heart failure ... lack lung rales ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
patients with COVID ... beneficial in all ... respiratory #support #COVID19 ... #management #schema ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
(JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... CXR, CTA Chest, Echocardiogram ... #treatment #criticalcare