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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... functional ID) Guidelines ... #deficiency #CHF ... #cardiology #treatment ... #guidelines
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
Algorithm for screening ... /diagnosis and treatment ... /follow‐up of iron ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... release Diagnosis ... functional ID) Treatment ... #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... Nausea & vomiting ... Standard treatment ... drained at time of diagnosis ... Guidelines recommend