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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... → Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... endpoint of all-cause ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Hypo-Mg2+ • Vitamin deficiency ... decompensation (CHF ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... Physical stigmata of cor ... α1-antitrypsin deficiency ... mycobacteria Treatment ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
causing hypovolemia needing ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... visual changes, hearing ... CNS #Infections #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Infectious causes ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Out Secondary Causes ... or folic acid deficiency ... • Copper deficiency ... blood count with differential ... factors (examples: G-CSF
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... Period • Breast-feeding ... #treatment