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Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
blood pressure - Central ... blood pressure control ... may be more relevant ... fibrilation may be ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... attributable to central ... diagnosis and treatment ... Neurosarcoidosis #BEE ... #Syndromes #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment ... Blood pressure control ... • Can usually be ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome #Treatment ... #Management #Neurology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
patients with a central ... cannot therefore be ... It has been validated ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology ... CVA #Peripheral #Central
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Lines and Tubes • Central ... due to central ... line, it should be ... routine TTE or TEE ... #candidiasis #treatment
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... Auditory findings may be ... present Central ... months but can be ... position change • Neurologic
Anaphylaxis: Treatments (Acute)
Additional Info:
 • IV steroids may be considered for prevention of late phase reactions.
Anaphylaxis: Treatments ... Treatment: • ... Epinephrine (1st line treatment ... #Anaphylaxis #Treatments ... #Management #pathophysiology
The management of hypoxia in a patient undergoing a procedure has a variety of etiologies, but
etiologies, but can be ... Timing can truly be ... to also have a general ... treatment guidline ... algorithm #management #treatment
Erectile Dysfunction: Pathogenesis

Erectile Dysfunction - Persistent or recurrent inability to achieve an erection sufficient to achieve
an imbalance of central ... Erectile Dysfunction Neurologic ... diabetes mellitus -> Central ... #Dysfunction #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Diagnosis
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central ... Findings: May be ... labyrinthitis) CENTRAL ... #Peripheral #Central ... symptoms #comparison #neurology