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Hydronephrosis Grading
Grade I - Pelviectasis 
Grade II - Caliectasis (Major Calyces)
Grade III - Caliectasis (Minor Calyces)
Grade
Hydronephrosis Grading ... Calyces) Grade IV ... grades #nephrology #radiology ... #ultrasound #pocus ... #clinical #diagnosis
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
50% of patients, leading ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... depot iron] Treatment ... Options (IV Iron ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... ejection fraction; IV ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications ... #Treatment
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
by the New York Heart ... STAGES of CHF (A ... sometimes advanced treatment ... III and class IV ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
Rapid Ultrasound ... Approach: • H - Heart ... Jack CF Chong @jackcfchong ... Exam #protocol #diagnosis ... #Ultrasound #pocus
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Deficiency in Heart ... and Treatment Algorithm ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... management #algorithm #cardiology ... #treatment #guidelines
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
(VExUS) grading ... reversed (toward the heart ... #Congestion #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Grading
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Deficiency in Heart ... functional ID) Treatment ... - IV Iron: • Several ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Severe Heart Failure ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
Doppler imaging; IVC ... peak systolic gradient ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology