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CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Heart Failure - Differential ... Chronic Volume Overload ... Constriction #CHF ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 •
Generalized Weakness - Differential ... CV/Resp/Heme: CHF ... SLE, Vasculitis OVERLAP ... Generalized #Weakness #Differential
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Status (AMS) - Differential ... Cardiac: • CHF ... • Fluid overload ... encephalopathy #altered #Differential
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
decompensation (CHF ... failure (volume overload ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
initiation • Differential ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... Diuresis for fluid overload
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
+LR > 3.5: • Overall ... LR < 0.60: • Overall ... Examination #chf
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
HF, heart failure ... - Toxic and overload ... cardiomyopathy #differential
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
entirely by volume overload ... or CHF • Impaired
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
Congestion with volume overload ... blood pressure; HF ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... treatment #algorithm #sCHF