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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... order to alleviate symptoms ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology ... #treatment #guidelines
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
Algorithm for screening ... /diagnosis and treatment ... #Management #Diagnosis ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
functional ID) Treatment ... improvement in symptoms ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... Treatments may include ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... testing and expedite treatment ... leukodystrophy w/ deficiency ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... Neurological symptoms ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... May have typical HF ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... Nausea & vomiting ... Standard treatment ... )but severe K+ deficiency ... meningitis #T2 #MRI #Brain