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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Algorithm Diagnosis ... order to alleviate symptoms ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • IGF-I Deficiency ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Celiac, IBD) •
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... restricted diet/deficiency ... symptoms even if ... improvement w/ mental ... #management
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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• Signs and symptoms ... disease • Iron-deficiency ... unresponsive to treatment ... microscopic colitis Differential ... Inflammatory (IBD
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... ) Treatment - IV ... improvement in symptoms ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management
Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Crohn's Disease Management ... for Active Symptoms ... • Serial Dilation ... #Algorithm #treatment ... #IBD
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... deteriorating on medical ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
fatigue, altered mental ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential