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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
American College of Cardiology ... Practice Guidelines and ... Society of America #HFrEF ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... #treatment #algorithm
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
Algorithm for screening ... /diagnosis and treatment ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications ... #Treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Treatment Algorithm ... patients with HFrEF ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology #treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... - Observe and ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
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 ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #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:
heart failure and ... ejection fraction, treatment ... cardiovascular causes ... Spironolactone #HFpEF ... #dCHF #Cardiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... CXR with pulmonary ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... lobar pneumonia caused ... respond to the treatment ... pneumonia (OP) and ... #Pulmonary #CXR
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf