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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... showed reduced risk ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis ... and Management ... Algorithm Lifestyle ... • Secondary Causes ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... fatigue despite clinical ... remission • Risk ... /other causes • ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... - Causes progressive ... Increased Jaw Jerk ... Dysphagia- increased risk ... #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
often, the knee-jerk ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
often, the knee-jerk ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... table #foamed #heartfailure