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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
in Heart Failure ... Chronic heart failure ... → Inflammation causes ... #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
chronic heart failure ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... #Deficiency #Management ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Dehydration • Heart failure ... syndrome) • Liver failure ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Classification #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
in Heart Failure ... - Diagnosis and ... #deficiency #CHF ... #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... AKI ) - Prerenal ... perfusion: • Cardiac failure ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... Prerenal #Postrenal #Failure
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... urinalysis, labs - Management ... Diuretics if heart failure ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... #AKI #Differential
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Acute Kidney Injury ... AKI - Differential ... • Cardiac failure ... #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... Congestive heart failure ... • Reduced GFR, AKI ... /CRF Hormonal changes ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... Congestive heart failure ... • Reduced GFR, AKI ... /CRF Hormonal changes ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Abdominal pain, nausea ... Progressive multi-organ failure ... coagulopathy, renal failure ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous