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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... #deficiency #CHF
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron Deficiency ... ) Iron deficiency ... (ID) in heart failure ... pharmacology #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential ... Infectious: • Acute ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... malignancy • Iron ... deficiency anemia
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
and Differential ... Acquired (e.g., iHD ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... conditions) • Severe iron ... deficiency anemia ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... #causes #cardiology
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult blood and/or iron ... deficiency anemia ... , asymptomatic IBD ... Diverticular bleed, • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... than 2/3 of the cross-sectional ... • Infectious causes ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... management #neurology #differential