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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Staging
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... #HeartFailure #Staging
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... four-component staging ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #Classes #NYHA
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... the Framingham criteria ... symptoms of HF or ... no alternative cause ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... with the patient standing ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long standing ... symptoms, we would ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: ARDS Berlin Criteria ... without other cause ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... fluid balance, and CXR
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
4 weeks after starting ... previous neurologic symptoms ... tuberculoma (later stage ... • Caused by immune ... due to increased CSF
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
and Diagnostic Criteria ... inflammation by an imaging ... CMR). ... pericarditis and a symptom-free ... #cardiology #chronic
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... hemorrhage • CSF ... altered mental status ... Demyelinating disease caused ... comparable to CSF