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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Task Force on Clinical ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... cardiology #treatment #algorithm ... #sCHF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... class II and Ill HF ... improve exercise capacity ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
of ground glass opacity ... of ground glass opacity ... consolidation #Clinical ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
and ground-glass opacity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... underlying cause #Stable ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Selected Clinical Trials of SGLT2 inhibitors in CVD and CKD
EMPA-REG OUTCOME - Empagliflozin lowered CV events
Selected Clinical ... for SGLT2i in HF ... for SGLT2i in HF ... improved HF outcomes ... visualabstract #table
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
of ground-glass opacity ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... female of high parity ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
significant reserve capacity ... In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization