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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline ... 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 ... functional ID) Guidelines ... : • ACC/AHA 2017 ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Budd-Chiari, Congestion/CHF ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Acute #algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... #Causes
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
pulmonary disease or CHF ... Treat underlying cause ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... Treat underlying cause ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... syndrome, Congestion/CHF ... , PSC, IgG4, HLH ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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reactivation of latent pathogens ... present in 15% of cases ... hemorrhage • CSF ... PCR sensitivity ... Demyelinating disease caused
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... of PCN allergy ... shows a small, stable ... Lung Abscess Pathogens ... #differential #causes
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... -HSV-PCR is generally ... awaiting an HSV PCR ... would cause harm ... on the basis of CSF
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC ... algorithm to determine ... Stable patients ... since elective PCI