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Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Heart Failure In CHF ... aims to inhibit ... #Medications #Action ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Preload #Afterload
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Preserved Ejection Fraction ... congestive state - Caution ... - May mimic HF ... as an "angina equivalent ... #Management #Cardiology
Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Patient Decision Aid

Page showing options, presenting probabilities, using statistics, and highlighting
Patient Decision Aid ... imminently, this option ... option might look ... VentricularAssistDevice #Management #CHF ... #Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
benefit from LV afterload ... inotrope therapy and afterload ... pump, Impella, LVAD ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
HTN/normotension Afterload ... epinephrine is another option ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
common immune reaction ... once had another reaction ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... patients with CHF ... Can lead to sepsis
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
common immune reaction ... - Allergic reaction ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... patients with CHF ... Can lead to sepsis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
treatment of HIV/AIDS ... • ART ↓ viral load ... be present: • AIDS ... • Kaposi sarcoma ... • Persistently active
Left Ventricular Assist Devices - LVAD
Complications:
 • Suction event
 • Stroke
 • Pump Thrombosis
 • Equipment
Assist Devices - LVAD ... Complications: • Suction ... of rotation of LVAD ... inotropes, lower afterload ... diagnosis #management #cardiology