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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
In order to better ... classify heart ... of heart failure ... show symptoms or signs ... #CHF #Congestive
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... cachexia (advanced heart ... Consider right heart ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
hypokinesis with apical sparing ... /w acute right heart ... concerning for Pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #A4C #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Positive McConnell's Sign (hypokinetic RV with apical sparing) indicates acute
RV with apical sparing ... indicates acute right heart ... highly specific for pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #labeled
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
RV with apical sparing ... from acute right heart ... strain related to pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... with presence of pulmonary ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
: • Valvular heart ... • Structural heart ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... possible valvular heart ... • Mechanical heart
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... an increase in heart ... Other signs of CHF ... redistribution of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... in congestive heart ... In daily clinical ... patients with chronic heart ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
a) Ischemic heart ... disease b) CHF ... - Structural heart ... Change in clinical ... indicated unless prior heart