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Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Decompensated Heart ... Failure Management ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... #CHF #cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
disease; CRT, cardiac ... , heart failure; ... quality of life; HTN ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Event Monitors - Heart Monitor Comparison
 - Holter - 24-48 hrs
- Heart Monitor ... Holter - 24-48 hrs ... #cardiology #holter ... #cardiology #management ... #selection #heart
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... with end-stage heart ... Treatments may include: cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... Decompensated HF ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
Spironolactone for Heart ... causes, aborted cardiac ... hospitalization for the management ... Spironolactone #HFpEF #dCHF ... #Cardiology #EBM
Myocardial infarction localization. A 12 lead EKG creates a 360 degree view of the electrical activity
activity of the heart ... you can see aVR has ... #EKG #diagram #Electrocardiogram ... EinthovenTriangle #Cardiac ... EmergencyMedicine #Cardiology
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac ... aberrancy in the His-Purkinje ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #definition #differential
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
effusions). 1/5 pts ... Consider cardiac ... Other: Electrocardiogram ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... out Left-Sided Heart ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology