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The Failing Heart - Physiology - Congestive Heart Failure

#Congestive #HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology #Cardiology
#Congestive #HeartFailure ... #CHF #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology ... #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Causes #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #HFrEF #HFpEF #CHF
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... #High #Output #HeartFailure ... #CHF #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
be beneficial Treat ... - May mimic HF ... #Management #Cardiology ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Diastolic ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... → no signs of CXR ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... Criteria - At least ... fluid balance, and CXR
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... damage • Induce blast ... 5 or elevated Cr ... common • Imaging: CXR ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF
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 #
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
a patient with signs ... of CHF. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural