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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
sometimes advanced treatment ... flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure # ... Staging #Classification
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Management #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure # ... Staging #Stages
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
With treatment, ... or signs of heart ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure # ... #Stages #Classes
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 ... #HFrEF #heartfailure
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... More Specific Signs ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... testing and expedite treatment ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... cerebellar ataxia Imaging ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Imaging and more ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Neurological symptoms ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... with AEDs until cause
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... inflammation: CSF ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
infectious disease caused ... Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive ... cardiomyopathy (→HF ... smears using Giemsa stain