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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart ... #HeartFailure # ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology ... #HFrEF #HFpEF #CHF
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
CHF also causes ... congestion the ... system and the renin-angiotensin ... #HeartFailure # ... Cardiology #Preload
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
- Differential ... Malignancy True hypovolemia ... With edema • Congestive ... Reduced GFR, AKI/CRF ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
- Differential ... Malignancy True hypovolemia ... With edema • Congestive ... Reduced GFR, AKI/CRF ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... reserved for patients being ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Reduced Excretion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Reduced flow through distal nephron - TTKG
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Reduced Excretion - Differential ... Low EABV (e.g., CHF ... IntercellularShift #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Hyponatremia - Differential Algorithm
Isotonic Hyponatremia: Hyperlipidemia, Hyperproteinemia, Recent TURP
Hypotonic Hyponatremia: 
 • Hypovolemia: Diuretics/Nephropathies, Vomiting, Diarrhea,
Hyponatremia: • Hypovolemia ... Hypervolemia: Congestive ... Alcohol MH/CCF ... Algorithm #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology #sodium
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
patient causing hypovolemia ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... table #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... heart disease • Congestive ... Hypoglycemia • Hypovolemia ... straight after bending ... #Differential #