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Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
of a fracture does ... injury with axial load ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Guideline for the Management ... Practice Guidelines and ... #HeartFailure #Management ... #CHF #guideline ... #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Action, Maximum Dose ... Loop #Thiazide #CHF ... #Cardiology #Management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Repeat 12-milligram dose ... - Observe and ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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- Normal - No CSF ... effacement of CSF ... and sac deformity ... Classification #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... assist device (LVAD ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

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

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
loop diuretic dose ... blood pressure; HF ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
HFrEF: Guideline Directed Medical Therapy

"Must Be On"
 • ACEI, ARB, or ARNI AND select Beta Blockers
, ARB, or ARNI AND ... Optimize BB to target dose ... patients #hfref #management ... #medications #chf ... #cardiology #GDMT
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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• Rapid low-dose ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... HFrEF #Guideline #management ... #GDMT #cardiology