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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... sometimes advanced treatment ... III and class IV symptoms ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Staging #Classification
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
based solely on symptoms ... With treatment, ... who never show symptoms ... past or current symptoms ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Algorithm Diagnosis ... order to alleviate symptoms ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology #treatment
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
sometimes advanced treatment ... III and class IV symptoms ... Treatments may include ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... functional ID) Treatment ... improvement in symptoms ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Responsive to Treatment ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #pathophysiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
acute respiratory symptoms ... Chronic pulmonary symptoms ... Rheumatologic symptoms ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Functional GI Disorders in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background:
 • 25-40% of IBD in remission have IBS
Disorders in IBD - IBD Algorithm ... remission have IBS symptoms ... correlation of lBS-type symptoms ... narcotic use FGID Pathphysiology ... gastroenterology #management #treatment
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
prior to onset of symptoms ... Classification: ... Orbital/Ocular Treatment ... NCC #parasites #infectiousdiseases