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CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Regurgitation Coronary ... Artery Disease ... #LeftSided #HeartFailure ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
blocker; CAD, coronary ... artery disease; ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure # ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease ... Angina • Acute Coronary ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
pressure: systolic blood ... Coronary angiography ... artery disease ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
exposure can be faster ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... patients with CHF ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
exposure can be faster ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... patients with CHF ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Kounis Syndrome

Acute coronary syndrome (symptoms such as chest pain relating to reduced blood flow to the
Syndrome Acute coronary ... relating to reduced blood ... to the heart) caused ... to spasm of the artery ... blocking that artery
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the knee-jerk reaction ... blood flow altogether ... treat the primary cause ... blood flow occurs ... echocardiogram #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the knee-jerk reaction ... blood flow altogether ... treat the primary cause ... blood flow occurs ... #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... elevated white blood ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management