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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... failure. ... failure like redistribution ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... lupus pernio • Cardiac ... : Heart failure, ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
injury: Chronic heart ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... cardiomyopathy, Acute heart ... non-cardiac illness ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary
Symptoms and Signs of Heart Failure

#heartfailure #chf #congestive #signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Symptoms and Signs ... of Heart Failure ... congestive #signs #symptoms
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:
Spironolactone for Heart ... Failure with Preserved ... ejection fraction, treatment ... causes, aborted cardiac ... failure
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
failure, although ... sometimes advanced treatment ... III and class IV symptoms ... Treatments may include ... : cardiac resynchronization
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
based solely on symptoms ... With treatment, ... a heart failure ... who never show symptoms ... past or current symptoms
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute heart ... failure - Acute ... impairment - Cardiac ... arrhythmias #Acute #Heart ... #Failure #Differential
Pathogenesis of Edema in Heart Failure (Cardiac Edema)

#Edema #CHF #HeartFailure #Pathophysiology
Pathogenesis of Edema in Heart ... Failure (Cardiac
Symptoms of Hypophosphatemia
 • CNS: Seizures, Delirium, Paresthesias, Central & extrapontine myelinolysis, Hallucinations, Fatigue
 • Hematologic:
Symptoms of Hypophosphatemia ... Thrombocytopenia • Cardiac ... , Arrhythmias, Heart ... failure • Bones ... Hypophosphatemia #Phosphate #Symptoms