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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 ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #algorithm #cardiology
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... of iron deficiency ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications ... #Treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... functional ID) Treatment ... improvement in symptoms ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
by radiology, which ... leukodystrophy w/ deficiency ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... #MRI #Clinical ... #Radiology
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... sometimes advanced treatment ... flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
often follows a URI ... First line treatment ... #Acute #Pericarditis ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
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 ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... #management #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
drained if causing acute ... Revascularization, treatment ... for acute MI if ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
pons • DWI+ in acute ... was a complex I deficiency ... Syndrome #Clinical #MRI ... #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
live births Symptoms ... (Torsades) or vFib ... family history) Treatment ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology