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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Management of Heart ... Cardiology/American Heart ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... cardiology #treatment #algorithm ... #sCHF
Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Decompensated Heart ... Failure Classification ... #HeartFailure #Classification ... #CHF #diagnosis
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart ... Disorders - Classification ... and Differential Algorithm ... #Congenital #Heart ... #Differential #Algorithm
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
, heart failure; ... HFpEF, heart failure ... fraction; HFrEF, heart ... #CHF #Congestive ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Traditionally, congestive heart ... by the New York Heart ... STAGES of CHF (A ... with end-stage heart ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Consider BCx, CSF ... 75% specificity, Nitrites ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... #Classification
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Heart Failure - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Constriction #CHF ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
risk factors as a classification ... of the ACC/AHA Classification ... now the ACC/AHA classification ... how these two classification ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... with end-stage heart ... considered for heart ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
diuretic use in acute heart ... (B) Treatment algorithm ... , heart failure; ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #Algorithm #Congestive