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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart Failure ... - Causes, Pathophysiology ... #Pathophysiology ... #cardiology #HFrEF ... #HFpEF #CHF
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
congestive heart failure ... STAGES of CHF (A ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock Classification ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Decompensated CHF ... #Types #criticalcare
Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Decompensated Heart Failure ... Classification ... #HeartFailure #Classification ... #CHF #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Shock Types and Classification
DISTRIBUTIVE 66%
 • Sepsis/SIRS, anaphylaxis, adrenal insufficiency, liver failure, toxins, spinal/neurogenic
 • Warm
Shock Types and Classification ... insufficiency, liver failure ... CARDIOGENIC 16% • MI, CHF ... #diagnosis #differential ... #criticalcare
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Myocardial Injury ... Classification ... Chronic heart failure ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #cardiology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
High Output Heart Failure ... - Pathophysiology ... and Differential Diagnosis ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #cardiology #causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... endpoint of all-cause ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... tubular necrosis (causes ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
(CHF) Iron deficiency ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... #CHF #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #cardiology