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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Management of Heart Failure ... American College of Cardiology ... Task Force on Clinical ... and the Heart Failure ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
first‐line tool (Figure ... mortality and heart failure ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
The Failing Heart - Physiology - Congestive Heart Failure

#Congestive #HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology #Cardiology
Congestive Heart Failure ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology
Proximal aorta transverse view caudal to Figure 3. Note inferior vena cava (ivc), aorta (ao), anterior
view caudal to Figure ... mantle” sign) #Clinical ... #Radiology #POCUS
Pitting Ankle Edema on Physical Exam

Seen in this patient with right sided heart failure

#Pitting #Edema #ankle
right sided heart failure ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #cardiology
Target Sign in Acute Appendicitis - POCUS

- Dr. Lebret Yannick @ardoukoba40

#Target #Sign #Appendicitis #POCUS #Ultrasound #Clinical
Appendicitis - POCUS ... #Appendicitis #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Clinical ... #Abdominal #Radiology
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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of acute heart failure ... #Acute #Heart #Failure ... Causes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... block • Heart failure ... Supportive • Heart failure ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
HF, heart failure ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Acute Heart Failure ... History of heart failure ... history of heart failure ... Examination #chf #cardiology