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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... published a four-component ... staging of heart ... #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... #Classification ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Lipopolysaccharide components ... Double-stranded RNA • Fungi ... Mannan and glucan components ... Rigors #Bacteremia #Pathophysiology
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
It is caused by ... actually seen in all causes ... bacterial/viral/fungal ... diagnosis #clinical #radiology ... #ChestCT #pathophysiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... #Management #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... #Stages #ACCAHA
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
laboratory tests + imaging ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... - 25% genetic component ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
the use history taking ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... physical activity - Nausea ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification:
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel Blockers:
 • MOA: Block fast Na+ channels
Vaughan Williams Classification ... inotropy) ACCP Cardiology ... #Pharmacology #Classification ... #Classes #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Vaughan Williams Classification ... inotropy) ACCP Cardiology ... #Pharmacology #Classification ... #Classes #pathophysiology ... #phases #cardiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... Heart disease - Aging ... Fibrillation #AFib #Cardiology ... #Pathophysiology