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Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
initiate them on ACEI ... maximally tolerated ACEI ... recommended by the ACC ... #Pharmacology # ... Treatment #StageC #Cardiology
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Blood Pressure Management Guide
ß-blockers:
 • Metoprolol, Carvedilol, Labetalol
 • Bradycardia, heart
exacerbation ACEl ... inhibitor use Calcium Channel ... Amlodipine • HFrEF ... medications #Inpatient #pharmacology ... agents #internship #comparison
HFpEF and CAD Management Algorithm
1. Consider revascularization based on current guidelines for CAD and HFpEF*
2. Statins:
HFpEF and CAD Management ... ACE inhibitor: consider ... ARB: if ACE inhibitor ... nitrates, calcium channel ... controlled by ACE
Diuretic Electrolyte Excretion Effects 
Diuresis, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl-, HCO3-, Uric Acid
 - Thiazide Type
Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2 ... +, Cl-, HCO3-, Uric ... Epithelial Sodium Channel ... electrolytes #effects #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
ventricular function can ... prognostic value in HFpEF ... Fractional area change ... predictive of all‐cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) in HFrEF and CKD

 • Class I pillars of HFrEF GDMT across
and CKD • Class ... kidney disease: ACEI ... Therapy #GDMT #CKD ... #pharmacology # ... cardiology
Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients With CKD

1. Monitor for changes in BP, serum creatinine, &
Monitor for changes ... the dose of an ACEi ... Continue ACEi or ... Statements: All ... evidence-based pharmacologic
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... : • ACE Inhibitors ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Lytes including Ca ... milrinone) for HFrEF ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... beta-blocker or calcium channel ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
sparing of hands and facei ... increased mortality; changes ... multiple myeloma or AL ... scleroderma-like tissue changes ... Differential #Diagnosis #comparison