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Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
In CHF, the heart ... failing as a pump; cardiac ... designed to increase cardiac ... #Pharmacology #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... x-ray: signs of congestion ... no signs of CXR congestion ... Consider cardiac ... #pharmacology #
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Framework and Clinical ... flow, increasing cardiac ... heart failure ... - High output heart
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... Cardiac cath if ... #diagnosis #differential ... #heartfailure #chf ... #pharmacology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
may cause severe clinical ... thiamine) Late: • Cardiac ... decompensation (CHF ... Delirium DDX: • Congestive ... heart failure
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Rheumatic Heart ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... be in CHF @echocardiography_tips ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... support for patients clinically ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
demonstrate signs of congestive ... heart failure. ... be high in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... , selenium) Differential ... pulmonary venous congestion ... experience recovery of cardiac