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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... flare ups that cause ... #Staging #Classification ... #Stages #Classes
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Staging #Stages
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
With treatment, ... or signs of heart ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF ... #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Stages #Classes
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
a stroke that caused ... healing (i.e. local connective ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #stages ... #staging #msk
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... Imaging and more ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #heartfailure #chf
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Post-operative state ... decompensation (CHF ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Delirium DDX: • Congestive ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
insipidus • Kidney stones ... caused by Ca2+ ... Antagonists, K+ Sparing ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
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
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... hemorrhage • CSF ... altered mental status ... Demyelinating disease caused
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Coltivirus Symptoms ... influenzae Symptoms ... Acute meningeal signs ... Altered mental status ... Gram stain: Previous