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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 ... Task Force on Clinical ... Practice Guidelines and ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Sister had MI in ... Embolism #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
a patient who had ... CT to rule out pulmonary ... was cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
Brain Sequence Comparison ... vs FLAIR T1: - CSF ... is White T2: - CSF ... FLAIR #MRI #Brain #Comparison ... #clinical #radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In daily clinical ... In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
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
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
- Observe and ... with caution in pulmonary ... disease or CHF) ... disease or CHF) ... Treatment #management #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
- May mimic HF ... hypertension, pulmonary ... hypertension and ... #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