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Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Heart Failure (CHF ... depot iron] Treatment ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... iron absorption and ... functional ID) Treatment ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
macrognathia), ↑ hand ... GH stimulates liver ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... Endocrinology #Treatment ... #Pathophysiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Troponin, Lactate, Liver ... suspected - TSH and ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Small Bowel Obstruction
These images were recorded from an elderly lady with abdominal pain and vomiting. Small
elderly lady with abdominal ... pain and vomiting ... Ireland #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #SBO #SmallBowell
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... Ohio River valleys ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... India ink prep CSF ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology
Free Air on Abdominal POCUS - Enhanced Peritoneal Stripe Sign (EPSS)

50 year old female with LLQ
Free Air on Abdominal ... POCUS - Enhanced ... between peritoneum and ... liver (ie, intestinal ... #ultrasound #radiology
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• The fungus lives ... Lawrence River and ... adjacent to the focus ... pleural fluid, BAL, CSF ... serum/urine Treatment
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
MD (@EMHighAK) and ... This post will focus ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver ... #Radiology #CTChest