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Lung POCUS for Diagnosis of CHF - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of combined Lung Ultrasound
Lung POCUS for Diagnosis ... of CHF - Visual ... Ultrasound (LUS) and clinical ... 20.9 - LR- 0.07 CXR ... #POCUS #diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... • Structural heart ... Decompensated HF ... #diagnosis #management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... #management #cardiology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... and Clinical Manifestations ... flow, increasing cardiac ... to congestive heart
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
may cause severe clinical ... thiamine) Late: • Cardiac ... decompensation (CHF ... • Congestive heart ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... or structural heart ... syncope (ruling out differential ... further guide management ... should be guided by clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... Cardiac cath if ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview Clinical ... Weight loss • Heat ... Cardiac arrhythmia ... psychosis - CHF ... #differential #
Visual Abstract: Does lung ultrasound compared to standard approach, improve the accuracy for diagnosis of acute
decompensated heart ... Integration of LUS with clinical ... approach based on CXR ... LungUltrasound #POCUS ... #CHF #ADHF #EBM