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Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
In CHF, the heart ... failing as a pump; cardiac ... designed to increase cardiac ... #Pharmacology #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... Guideline for the Management ... American College of Cardiology ... #CHF #guideline ... #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Target Doses in Congestive Heart Failure
 • Beta Blockers: Bisoprolol, Carvedilol, Metoprolol succinate, ARNI, Sacubitril/valsartan
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Target Doses in Congestive ... Heart Failure ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #pharmacology # ... cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... Muffled heart sounds ... show diastolic collapse ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
disease; CRT, cardiac ... , heart failure; ... #CHF #Congestive ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Decompensated Heart ... Failure Management ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... #CHF #cardiology
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
diuretic use in acute heart ... , heart failure; ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... with end-stage heart ... Treatments may include: cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Deficiency in Congestive ... Heart Failure ( ... #Failure #CHF # ... pharmacology #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Heart Failure with ... Ejection Fraction: Management ... Principles: Reduce the congestive ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF