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HFrEF - Low Ejection Fraction on Physical Exam - Likelihood Ratios
 - Displaced Apical Impulse
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Respirations - S3 ... LRs #diagnosis #cardiology ... #CHF
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
failure • JVD • S3 ... Examination #chf ... #cardiology #heartfailure
Apical Impulse Waveforms on Physical Examination
- Normal
- Sustained Palpable S4
- "Triple Ripple"
- Palpable S3

#Apical #Impulse #Waveforms
Ripple" - Palpable S3 ... PhysicalExam #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac Auscultation Practice - S3 Gallop

S3: add this extra heart sound by tapping second finger twice

Setup:
Auscultation Practice - S3 ... Gallop S3: add ... ptfaddenMD #S3
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
American College of Cardiology ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... treatment #algorithm #sCHF
The Failing Heart - Physiology - Congestive Heart Failure

#Congestive #HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology #Cardiology
#HeartFailure #CHF ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology
Drugs for Heart Failure

#medications #chf #pathophysiology #cardiology #pharmacology
#medications #chf ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Heart Failure In CHF ... CHF also causes ... therapy in chronic CHF ... #Pharmacology #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
tachycardia • S3 ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
"Suggested management of chronic heart failure. Adapted from the 2016 European Society of Cardiology guidelines"-McMaster Textbook
European Society of Cardiology ... Pharmacotherapy of HFrEF #CHF ... Management #HFrEF #Cardiology