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Symptoms and Signs of Heart Failure

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Symptoms and Signs ... Heart Failure #heartfailure ... #chf #congestive ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Signs and symptoms of left-sided and right-sided heart failure - Comparison Table

#Left #Right #HeartFailure #CHF #Signs
Signs and symptoms ... #Left #Right #HeartFailure ... #CHF #Signs #Symptoms ... Comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Heart Failure - Diagnosis ... Guidelines: • ACC ... order to alleviate symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... STAGES of CHF (A ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
But now the ACC/ ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
and iron release Diagnosis ... improvement in symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management
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 ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Consider BCx, CSF ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... 3) Meningitis Diagnose ... suggested if: - ANC ... #Peds #EM #Classification
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
factor PRES Diagnosis ... Neurological symptoms ... the brain • CSF ... cell count in the CSF ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... indication of AC ... stratification #diagnosis