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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
through D of the ACC ... But now the ACC/ ... With treatment, ... #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
sometimes advanced treatment ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification ... #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Cardiac #Heart #Tumors #Masses #Differential #Classification
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #Heart ... #Tumors #Masses ... #Differential # ... Classification
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
sometimes advanced treatment ... flare ups that cause ... Treatments may include ... : cardiac resynchronization ... #Management #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Deficiency in Heart ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... Guidelines: • ACC ... patients with NYHA ... improve functional status
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... • High output states ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Post-operative state ... thiamine) Late: • Cardiac ... • Congestive heart ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... presentations and disease states ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... #typea #typeb #classification
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... disease Causes ... may not occur Differential ... more intensive treatment ... #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential