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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Guideline for the Management ... Task Force on Clinical ... Practice Guidelines and ... #CHF #guideline ... #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
a patient who had ... septal thickening and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF ... #RadiologyAssistant
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Heart Failure Management ... Dry (euvolemic) and ... #HeartFailure #management ... #CHF #cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
and recommended ... circulatory support; and ... #CHF #Congestive ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Terry's Nails

Proximal paleness extending halfway up the nail, often eliminating the lunula. Darker distal band. Seen
Darker distal band ... disease/cirrhosis, CHF ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Photo #Sign
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
NYHA class II and ... Ill HF with iron ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... cause class III and ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... - May mimic HF ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... #dCHF #Diastolic
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
for diagnosis of CHF ... reasonable sensitivity and ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #VolumeStatus #Cardiology
The H2FPEF score and point allocations
for each clinical characteristic (top), with
associated probability of having heart failure
with
The H2FPEF score and ... allocations for each clinical ... #HFPEF #Score #CHF ... Diastolic #Diastology #Cardiology