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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 ... - May mimic HF ... as an "angina equivalent ... #Management #Cardiology ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
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 ... #Tachycardia #Treatment ... #management #cardiology
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
/diagnosis and treatment ... reduced ejection fraction ... Diagnosis #HFrEF #sCHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Indications #Treatment
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Failure (HFrEF) Treatment ... REDUCED Ejection Fraction ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment ... #StageC #Cardiology
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
Preserved Ejection Fraction ... preserved ejection fraction ... , treatment with ... Spironolactone #HFpEF #dCHF ... #Cardiology #EBM
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
HTN/normotension Afterload ... epinephrine is another option ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #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 ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf
Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Patient Decision Aid

Page showing options, presenting probabilities, using statistics, and highlighting
Patient Decision Aid ... imminently, this option ... what the no-LVAD option ... VentricularAssistDevice #Management #CHF ... #Cardiology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... • Kaposi sarcoma ... Diagnosis: • Drug reaction ... • Persistently active