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Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Heart Failure (CHF ... 50% of patients, leading ... depot iron] Treatment ... #pharmacology # ... pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
may cause severe clinical ... decompensation (CHF ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... • Slow initial feeding ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : 33% • Treatment ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... : No • Treatment ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
ulceration or treatment ... hospitalization) • Pathophysiology ... Risk Factors • Clinical ... #Prophylaxis #criticalcare ... #pharmacology #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
causing hypovolemia needing ... #differential #algorithm ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare # ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... #criticalcare # ... foamed #treatment
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... valleyfever #management #treatment ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology