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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... Guidelines: • ACC ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... if WBC > 5 or elevated ... HoTN, edema and effusions ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... #management #hematology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Troponin may be elevated ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
reaction to an elevated ... time for coronary perfusion ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
adjacent to the focus ... cerebellum Diagnosis ... pleural fluid, BAL, CSF ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases