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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... STAGES of CHF (A ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
Brain Sequence Comparison ... vs FLAIR T1: - CSF ... FLAIR #MRI #Brain #Comparison ... #clinical #radiology ... #diagnosis #neurology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... improvement in symptoms ... endpoint of all-cause ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... 3) new symptoms ... Echo diagnosis ... no alternative cause ... #cardiology #obstetrics
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... Classification #Stages #Classes
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Other: Electrocardiogram ... #management #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... cardio-pulmonary symptoms ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
normal pregnancy symptoms ... Rule out other causes ... tachycardia on the electrocardiogram ... underdiagnosed due to symptom ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology