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Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Heart Failure (CHF ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... Ferritin < 100 ng/mL ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Heart Failure - Diagnosis ... Ferritin <100 ng/mL ... class II and Ill HF ... #deficiency #CHF ... management #algorithm #cardiology
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
Still useful for diagnosis ... of CHF with reasonable ... Hepatojugular #Reflux #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #JVP ... #VolumeStatus #Cardiology
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
heart failure • JVD ... • BNP < 100 pg/ml ... Examination #chf ... #cardiology #heartfailure ... #physicalexam #
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
release Diagnosis ... Ferritin <100 ng/mL ... #deficiency #CHF ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... treatment/follow‐up of iron ... saturation #Iron ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Venous Pressure (JVP ... @saipeeps #JVP ... Pressure #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #cardiology #physicalexam
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... of right-sided HF ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... clinical #video #jvp ... #cardiology #neck
HFrEF - Low Ejection Fraction on Physical Exam - Likelihood Ratios
 - Displaced Apical Impulse
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#HFrEF #LowEF #PhysicalExam ... Likelihood #LRs #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CHF
Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
shown , what’s the diagnosis ... #AVNRT #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology