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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... patients with HFrEF ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... #heartfailure # ... #algorithm #cardiology
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Table
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
) Treatment - IV ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... #heartfailure # ... diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... lack lung rales ... → no signs of CXR ... #heartfailure # ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
1 — Treat the lungs ... milrinone) for HFrEF ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Table
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
area of the left lung ... abnormality includes an old ... for pulmonary tuberculosis ... Clinical #PCC #Radiology ... #CXR #Oleothorax
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD