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LMNOP Mnemonic for Management of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

L - Lasix (furosemide)
M - Morphine - Decreases
Heart Failure (CHF ... anxiety, tachypnea, preload ... N - Nitrates (Preload ... Heart #Failure #CHF
Frank-Starling Curve in Congestive Heart Failure

Goal in HF mgmt is to reduce preload (EDV) to reach
Failure Goal in HF ... mgmt is to reduce preload ... FrankStarling #Curve #CHF
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Heart Failure In CHF ... CHF also causes ... therapy in chronic CHF ... #Pharmacology #CHF ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Preload
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
In CHF, decreases ... Indications: • CHF ... patients (ie., CHF ... tolerate decreased preload
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
to not reduce preload ... - May mimic HF ... Cardiology #HFpEF #dCHF
VA ECMO Unloading - LV Venting
Different LV Venting Strategies work through these basic mechanisms: ↓ Preload,
mechanisms: ↓ Preload ... Septostomy: ↓ Preload ... • IMPELLA: ↓ Preload
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
increasing cardiac preload ... • Increased preload ... triggers Right HF ... output congestive HF ... congestion due to RHF
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... treatment #algorithm #sCHF
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
development of HF ... medical therapy; HF ... #CHF #Congestive
The Failing Heart - Physiology - Congestive Heart Failure

#Congestive #HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology #Cardiology
#HeartFailure #CHF