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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart ... , Pathophysiology ... Jcortesizaguirr #Congestive ... #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Traditionally, congestive ... to severity of symptoms ... flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... based solely on symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #Stages #Classes
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
It is caused by ... actually seen in all causes ... cystic fibrosis, connective ... diagnosis #clinical #radiology ... #ChestCT #pathophysiology
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification
Class I (Ia, Ib, Ic) - Na+ Channel Blockade
 • Slows depolarization
Vaughan Williams Classification ... depolarization in fast AP cells ... depolarization in slow AP cells ... VaughanWilliams #Classification ... #Classes #cardiology
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
share the same pathophysiology ... • Other rare causes ... Overproduction -> Connective ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... endocrinology #pathophysiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... Cardiomyopathies - Congestive ... Fibrillation #AFib #Cardiology ... #Pathophysiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... improvement in symptoms ... endpoint of all-cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Delirium DDX: • Congestive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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- B symptoms ... translocation • Types: Classification ... Nodal disease: B symptoms ... Diagnosis of B-Symptoms ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology