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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
ejection fraction; GDMT ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... #Stages #ACCAHA ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... flare ups that cause ... #Management #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... #Stages #ACCAHA
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
four-component staging ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... Classification #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... NSIP and long standing ... the alveoli and cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Pustular Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pruritic / Scaly / Erythematous lesions, usually poorly demarcated
Acneiform -
- Differential Diagnosis ... distribution, sparing ... thick honey-yellow crusts ... Pustular #SkinRash #dermatology ... #Algorithm #causes
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
paresthesias • Imaging ... 4 weeks after starting ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... due to increased CSF ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
with the patient standing ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... CV/Resp/Heme: CHF ... Myopathy: Drugs (statin ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
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- Differential Diagnosis ... , plaques with scaling ... Papulosquamous #SkinRash #dermatology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes