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Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Principles: Reduce the congestive ... sinus rhythm in atrial ... prevent myocardial ischemia ... #Management #Cardiology ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(A) Congestion with ... (B) Treatment algorithm ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #Algorithm #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
development of HF ... inhibitor; AF, atrial ... #CHF #Congestive ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Atrial Fibrillation ... Decompensated HF ... • New ischemia ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
sometimes advanced treatment ... Treatments may include ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
, no pulmonary congestion ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
/crush injury, ischemia ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... Na delivery): CHF ... reabsorption) Workup ... ileus/obstruction (ischemia
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #criticalcare #foamed ... #treatment