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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 ... Guideline for the Management ... American College of Cardiology ... Society of America #HFrEF ... #HeartFailure #Management
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Guidelines: • ACC ... patients with HFrEF ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Heart Failure (HFrEF ... Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... recommended by the ACC ... #Pharmacology #Management ... Treatment #StageC #Cardiology
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
prognostic value in HFpEF ... predictive of all‐cause ... hospitalizations in HFpEF ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Cor triatriatum
 • Epidemiology
 • Etiology
 • Associated Lesions
 • Differentials Diagnosis
 • Anatomy - Sinister,
Cor triatriatum ... Associated Lesions • Differentials ... Post-Operative Management ... GinaMPatel #Cor ... #management #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Pericarditis #CP #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
and iron release Diagnosis ... composite endpoint of all-cause ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hypoxemia - Workup and Management ... Differential Diagnosis ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... #Management #treatment