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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 ... CHF also causes ... aims to inhibit ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Preload #Afterload
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
on this CT was cardiogenic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Heart Failure & Cardiogenic ... intubation) in cardiogenic ... HTN/normotension Afterload ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
can decrease LV afterload ... In CHF, decreases ... exacerbation (cardiogenic ... patients (ie., CHF ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical
Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome (DIOS), previously known as “meconium ileus equivalent,” is an entity unique to
meconium ileus equivalent ... entity unique to CF ... insufficiency #Clinical ... #IM #Radiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
benefit from LV afterload ... is essentially Cardiogenic ... inotrope therapy and afterload ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... myocarditis Clinical ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... , Cardiogenic shock ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... support for patients clinically ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
transudate like in CHF ... capillary leak like in ARDS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Highest metabolic equivalent ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology