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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... American College of Cardiology ... America #HFrEF #HeartFailure ... #Management #CHF ... treatment #algorithm #sCHF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Guidelines: • ACC ... class II and Ill HF ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... management #algorithm #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
- May mimic HF ... hypertension, pulmonary ... #Management #Cardiology ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Diastolic ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
recommended by the ACC ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... Treatment #StageC #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Inhibitors and ARBs ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #sCHF
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... show symptoms or signs ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
McConnell's Sign ... ) A4c view; RV ... concerning for Pulmonary ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
in cardiogenic pulmonary ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #Checklist #CHF ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
transudate like in CHF ... capillary leak like in ARDS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... Alveolar #Pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... table #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare