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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Traditionally, congestive ... ups that cause class ... III and class IV ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification ... #Stages #Classes
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
risk factors as a classification ... Association functional class ... of the ACC/AHA Classification ... Cardiology #CHF #Congestive ... #Stages #Classes
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... ups that cause class ... III and class IV ... Cardiology #CHF #Congestive ... #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Destruction • Abnormal ... Congenital • Connective ... Coagulation #Bleeding
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
PT/ABNORMAL PTT ... dabigatran, argatroban, direct ... discern these causes ... Anticoagulants (warfarin, direct ... Amyloidosis • Scurvy Connective
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
associated with congestive ... insipidus • Kidney stones ... Heart Association class ... roentgenography • Bleeding ... with specific bleeding
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chronic Disease Normal ... 80-100 fL) • Bleeding ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Vascular Causes ... Budd-chiari syndrome, Congestion ... Half-life: 1 week • Direct ... function may be abnormal ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional status ... Functional status ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - what is the bleeding
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
and changes in connective ... Starts distally ... with a ground-glass ... and increased connective ... Nail #Diseases #Abnormal