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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... sometimes advanced treatment ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure # ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
ups that cause class ... III and class IV ... #Management #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure # ... Staging #Stages #ACCAHA
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... #RightSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Heart Failure & Cardiogenic ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure # ... Cardiology #Management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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High SVR: • Cardiogenic ... Decompensated CHF ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... Blood Loss, GI Losses
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... With treatment, ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure # ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... is essentially Cardiogenic ... acute coronary syndrome ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology