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Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... , bilateral pleural ... angiography if low ... #management #cardiology
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
redistribution of pulmonary ... flow, interstitial ... edema and some ... pleural fluid. ... #Clinical #Radiology
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
redistribution of the pulmonary ... blood flow, but ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... edema (“B-lines ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Na delivery): CHF ... Elimination (see Table ... acidosis) • Low ... caution in HTN & edema ... #potassium #nephrology
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
have made the diagnosis ... The pulmonary vessels ... There is pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #InterstitialEdema
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... Delivery • Stable ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... Orthopedic • Low ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
• AIDS with low ... initiation Clinical ... infiltrates, pleural ... and peripheral edema ... #Management
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
mm depends on clinical ... malignancy, as follows: Low ... definitive tissue diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology ... Society #Followup #Pulmonary