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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 ... flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
First line treatment ... in refractory cases ... #Acute #Pericarditis ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Stroke • Renal: Acute ... arrhythmias, Cardiogenic shock ... Myocardial ischemia, Acute ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... improvement in symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... Signs and symptoms ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... ) • Acute: ... management #neurology #treatment
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... HF → no signs of
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... 5) History of acute ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... #management #Treatment
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... HF, Cardiogenic ... shock, Arrythmias ... Low voltage Treatment ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
With treatment, ... or signs of heart ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... Diagnosis was made ... testing and expedite treatment ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho