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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Classes #NYHA
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... - Differential Diagnosis ... failure: - Hyperthyroidism ... Sepsis #Wide #Pulse ... #causes #cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • High output states ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
and Differential Diagnosis ... Hematopoiesis Hyperthyroidism ... #High #Output #HeartFailure ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... heart failure: - Hyperthyroidism ... #cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
= high-output state ... Workup for cause ... EtOH causes thiamine ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... altered mental status ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... table #foamed #heartfailure