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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
ferroportin → Decreased ... ferroportin leads to decreased ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Heart Failure In CHF ... CHF also causes ... are designed to increase ... Action #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Preload
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... prolong life and decrease ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... prolong life and decrease ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
substances resulting in lobar ... lung due to a decrease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
81% for acute HF ... 5 pts w/ acute HF ... → no signs of CXR ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
delaying the surgery increase ... disease b) CHF ... one post op Cardiology ... are needed: • HgbA1c ... or death (CARP, DECREASE
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... There is an increase ... Other signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
heart failure (CHF ... and results in decreased ... a patient with CHF ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features
Dilation of the azygos vein is a sign of increased right atrial pressure and is usually
there is also an increase ... An increase of 3 ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Azygous