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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
congestive heart failure ... STAGES of CHF (A ... end-stage heart failure ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
, heart failure; ... HFpEF, heart failure ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... Staging #Stages #ACCAHA ... #Algorithm #Management
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart Failure ... and Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #HFrEF ... #HFpEF #CHF
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... end-stage heart failure ... flare ups that cause ... #Management #Cardiology ... Staging #Stages #ACCAHA
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
classify heart failure ... of heart failure ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
HF, heart failure ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Deficiency in Heart Failure ... Chronic heart failure ... → Inflammation causes ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
- respiratory failure ... volume overload or CHF ... Acute #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... perfusion: • Cardiac failure ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... Prerenal #Postrenal #Failure ... #Differential #Nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... urinalysis, labs - Management ... Diuretics if heart failure ... renal biopsy - Management ... Acute #Kidney #Injury