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Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic PO ... --> IV conversions ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology ... #Loop #Diuretics ... Recommended Text: Clinical
Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic conversion ... 20 mg PO/IV = Bumetanide ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology ... #Loop #Diuretic ... Recommended Text: Clinical
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
Total loop diuretic ... blood pressure; HF ... mg or 10–15 mg bumetanide ... #CHF #Algorithm ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Heart Failure Medications Summary
Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin System:
 • ACE Inhibitors: Benazepril, Captopril, Enalapril, Lisinopril, Quinapril,
Sacubitril/valsartan Diuretics ... Metolazone • Loop ... Diuretics: Bumetanide ... #Medications #CHF ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
non-perfused vessels and causes ... In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... So we are dealing ... also known as BOOP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
In these cases, ... the diaphragm, so ... with signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
cystic fibrosis (CF ... with asthma or CF ... bronchial obstruction caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... 81% for acute HF ... → no signs of CXR ... Dinitrate • Diuretics ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... disease, that is so ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR