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CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... • Uncontrolled Severe ... Aortic Stenosis (Severe ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
Lancisi's sign in Severe ... jugular venous wave caused ... IJ vein seen on POCUS ... and S-reversal ... #PhysicalExam #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... - IV Iron: • Several ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Isolated cleft in the posterior mitral valve leaflet can be a cause of unexplained mitral regurgitation
leaflet can be a cause ... unexplained mitral regurgitation ... (from trace to severe ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #doppler
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
In this case, the ... patient had severe ... sudden aortic regurgitation ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Severe functional TR (w/o color and CW Doppler) on TTE 2D and 3D
How do we estimate
Severe functional ... Ivan_Echocardio #Severe ... TR #tricuspid #regurgitation ... #3D #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... May have typical HF ... cardiogenic shock and severe ... Management during ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare # ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
our patients in several ... K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology