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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Traditionally, congestive ... sometimes advanced treatment ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #Staging
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 ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #Staging
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... four-component staging ... With treatment, ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
with congestive ... Epithelial Channels (K+ Sparing ... Antagonists, K+ Sparing ... Heart Association class ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
rales, peripheral edema ... x-ray: signs of congestion ... lines, alveolar edema ... no signs of CXR congestion ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
and Peripheral Edema ... Imaging and more ... presence of pulmonary edema ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... , no pulmonary congestion ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
with the patient standing ... In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... hemorrhage • CSF ... + mass effect/Edema ... - +mass effect/Edema
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
Congestive heart ... resulting in pulmonary edema ... result of long standing ... pulmonary disease and causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology