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Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
- May mimic HF ... hypertension, pulmonary ... hypertension and right ... #Management #Cardiology ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Findings of Acute Right ... Regurgitation - Elevated Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #Right ... #Ventricular #cardiology ... #POCUS
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... beautifully by using large ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Sign #Clinical #POCUS ... Effusion #ultrasound #pulmonary
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Heart Failure (CHF ... depot iron] Treatment ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... #pharmacology # ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Diagnosis and Treatment ... iron replacement might ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... management #algorithm #cardiology ... #treatment #guidelines
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... with caution in pulmonary ... disease or CHF) ... disease or CHF) ... #management #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Tricuspid stenosis, right ... atrial myxoma, pulmonary ... Tricuspid stenosis, right ... pericarditis, severe right ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Aortic and Mitral Valve Vegetations in Endocarditis on POCUS - PLAX

Why would this 30 y/o male
Endocarditis on POCUS ... you see large vegetations ... mitral valves and pulmonary ... #Endocarditis #POCUS ... PLAX #clinical #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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Palpitations, light-headedness ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Myocardium • Right ... Valves • Pulmonary ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology