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Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... hypertension, pulmonary ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(B) Treatment algorithm ... linked transporter 2 ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... Algorithm #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Decompensated CHF ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... ) MAP > 60-65 2) ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
hypertension Rx 2 ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... table #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
other causes* 2. ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... Management during ... #cardiology #treatment
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... cardioversion 2. ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... Early transit of bubbles ... = PFO 2. ... stretched PFO or ASD ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
The Disease: • Pulmonary ... adjacent to the focus ... Genitourinary (2% ... Skin tissue 2) ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management