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Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Medications Used ... CHF also causes ... #Pharmacology #CHF ... #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Preload
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart ... , Pathophysiology ... #HeartFailure # ... Causes #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
disease; CRT, cardiac ... ventricular hypertrophy; MCS ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure # ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... endpoint of all-cause ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Causes of Pericarditis ... Scleroderma • Mixed connective ... : • Post-cardiac ... Myxedema Other: • Medication ... #Cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... Treatments may include: cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Causes of Atrial ... Cardiomyopathies - Congestive ... Abnormalities in cardiac ... Fibrillation #AFib #Cardiology ... #Pathophysiology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... Kidney stones caused ... • Bleeding • Cardiac ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Deficiency in Congestive ... Ferritin < 100 ng/mL ... #Failure #CHF #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
x-ray: signs of congestion ... Consider cardiac ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #