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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure # ... Staging #Classification
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #LeftSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential ... #causes
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Management #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure # ... Staging #Stages
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... improvement in symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... pressure (pulse ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology #pharmacology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
four-component staging ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure # ... #Stages #Classes
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... Diagnosis was made ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... thalami • Enlarged optic ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Imaging and more ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... table #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
A-Fib) Summary Symptoms ... Decompensated HF ... with afibb) • Pulse ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
diminished, or tender pulses ... < 30 years • Aorta ... claudication, pulse ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... tract, and often causes