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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... American College of Cardiology ... America #HFrEF #HeartFailure ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #treatment #algorithm
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... show diastolic collapse ... of RV - Treatment ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Decompensated Heart ... Failure Management ... Decompensated #HeartFailure ... #management #CHF ... #cardiology
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
/diagnosis and treatment ... Iron #Deficiency #Management ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications ... #Treatment
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
: note L sided collapse ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Masked #LeftSided #Collapse
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
sometimes advanced treatment ... Treatments may include ... : cardiac resynchronization ... #Management #Cardiology ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Pericardial Tamponade ... RHF #RightSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Deficiency in Heart ... Guidelines: • ACC ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD ... followed by rapid collapse ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Heart Failure with ... Ejection Fraction: Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment ... #HeartFailure #