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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart ... and Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #HFrEF ... #HFpEF #CHF
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Traditionally, congestive ... to severity of symptoms ... sometimes advanced treatment ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... patients with HFrEF ... order to alleviate symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #algorithm #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
functional ID) Treatment ... improvement in symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #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 ... #CHF #Congestive
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... x-ray: signs of congestion ... #management #cardiology
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
by radiology, which ... testing and expedite treatment ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... #MRI #Clinical ... #Radiology
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
often follows a URI ... First line treatment ... #Pericarditis #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... With treatment, ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
, no pulmonary congestion ... Revascularization, treatment ... for acute MI if ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology