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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Task Force on Clinical ... America #HFrEF #HeartFailure ... #Management #CHF ... #treatment #algorithm ... #sCHF
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
- May mimic HF ... hypertension, pulmonary ... #Management #Cardiology ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Diastolic ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Valves • Pulmonary ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... #RightSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
functional ID) Treatment ... showed reduced risk ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
factors: Critical ... : 33% • Treatment ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In daily clinical ... In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Refeeding Syndrome ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... Patients at Risk ... overload -> - CHF ... - Pulmonary
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
in cardiogenic pulmonary ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... direction using risk ... With treatment, ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Attempt if high risk ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF