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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
College of Cardiology ... show symptoms or signs ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Stages #Classes
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Association, which is classes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Staging #Classification ... #Stages #Classes
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart ... Failure - Causes ... • Other HFpEF Causes ... #Congestive #HeartFailure ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... RHF #RightSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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biventeicular failure ... inability of the right heart ... and other rarer causes ... physicalexam #clinical #video ... #jvp #cardiology
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Failure In CHF ... CHF also causes ... if the heart failure ... Action #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Preload
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Deficiency in Heart ... : Chronic heart ... → Inflammation causes ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided Heart ... Failure - Differential ... CHF #LeftSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
High Output Heart ... Failure - Pathophysiology ... #High #Output #HeartFailure ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
evaluate her JVP (video ... There is an extra heart ... Causes = RV failure ... #PhysicalExam #Video ... Pericarditis #Cardiology