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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... ups that cause class ... III and class IV ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Cardiogenic Shock Forrester Classification Table and Mortality

- Warm & Dry (Forrester Class I)

- Warm & Wet
Dry (Forrester Class ... Wet (Forrester Class ... Dry (Forrester Class ... Wet (Forrester Class ... #CHF #Diagnosis
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 ... Staging #Stages #ACCAHA ... #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tamponade* • CHF ... Pulmonary Embolism* Lower ... Acute #Dyspnea #SOB ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
Association functional class ... of the ACC/AHA Classification ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF ... #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... acyclovir in these cases ... within a day, so ... nephrotoxic and lowers ... on the basis of CSF
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
metabolic equivalent able ... disease b) CHF ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients