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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
sometimes advanced treatment ... flare ups that cause ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification ... #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
direction using risk factors ... as a classification ... With treatment, ... #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
sometimes advanced treatment ... flare ups that cause ... Treatments may include ... Staging #Stages #ACCAHA ... #Algorithm
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Algorithm that ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... physical activity - Nausea ... - Cardiac risk factors ... - Age - Risk factors
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
and Management Algorithm ... Complications Risk Factors ... vascular risk factors ... • Secondary Causes ... #DM2 #DMII #Classification
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Trauma and Spine Classification ... process fracture Stable ... fractures: Don't cause ... deficit, still able ... Cauda equina Treatment
The rationale for aggressive treatment of generalized status epilepticus was described previously here.  In short,
for aggressive treatment ... epilepticus which may cause ... thirty minutes (Zaccara ... epilepticus may cause ... Refractory #Seizures #Algorithm
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
patientsl • Risk factors ... without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... rule out other causes ... Initiate empiric treatment ... precipitating factors ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #Tachycardia #Treatment ... management #cardiology #algorithm