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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
risk factors as a classification ... of the ACC/AHA Classification ... show symptoms or signs ... of heart failure ... #Stages #Classes
Signs and symptoms of left-sided and right-sided heart failure - Comparison Table

#Left #Right #HeartFailure #CHF #Signs
Signs and symptoms ... and right-sided heart ... failure - Comparison ... Table #Left ... HeartFailure #CHF #Signs
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... MI - Severe heart ... failure exacerbation ... (any cause) - ... #Table #CriticalCare
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

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

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Kussmaul's Sign ... biventeicular failure ... inability of the right heart ... and other rarer causes ... physicalexam #clinical #video
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
failure has been ... by the New York Heart ... failure, although ... flare ups that cause ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification
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 ... pericarditis (this case ... #PhysicalExam #Video
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... failure. ... from the various causes ... Look for other signs ... of heart failure
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... Dehydration • Heart ... failure (a.k.a. ... syndrome) • Liver failure ... tubular necrosis (causes
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... Pancreatitis RV failure ... pneumothorax LV failure ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table ... Diagnosis #Features #Signs
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
hospitalized for heart ... failure syndrome ... left systolic heart ... failure. ... #PhysicalExam #Video