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Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron Deficiency ... depot iron] Treatment ... #CHF #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential ... to congestive heart ... /confusion - WE ... - High output heart ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
• Congestive heart ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... • Severe iron deficiency ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... distribution • Heart ... respiratory distress syndrome ... pulmonary edema • Bowel ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome ... glycol - HIV/HAART
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... icu #clinical #pharmacology