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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Iron Deficiency ... functional ID) Guidelines ... #deficiency #CHF ... #diagnosis #management ... #guidelines
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline ... Clinical Practice Guidelines ... Society of America #HFrEF ... #CHF #guideline ... ACCAHA2017 #cardiology #treatment
Diagnostic Algorithm for Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Patients With Heart Failure 

Consensus Recommendations 

#Iron #Deficiency
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Treatment of ... Iron Deficiency ... #Deficiency #Management ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... of iron deficiency ... #Deficiency #Management ... #Diagnosis #HFrEF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... functional ID) Treatment ... #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
) Treatment - GDMT ... ), we follow Guideline-Directed ... by the ACC/AHA guidelines ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #Management #Treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management ... colonic bacteria • Guidelines ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hepatology
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... Achalasia - ACG Guidelines ... (HRM) Chicago classification ... #Management #ACG ... #Guidelines #gastroenterology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #treatment
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... Standard treatment ... )but severe K+ deficiency ... drained at time of diagnosis ... Guidelines recommend