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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Failure - Causes ... HFrEF Causes: ... • Other HFpEF Causes ... #HeartFailure #Causes ... #HFpEF #CHF
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Association, which is classes ... flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... Classification #Stages #Classes
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy ... HF, heart failure ... Peripartum #dilated #cardiomyopathy ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Myxomatous (MVP), Connective ... Myxomatous (MVP), Connective ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
decompensation (CHF ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Delirium DDX: • Congestive ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... 3) new symptoms ... no alternative cause ... PPCM #Peripartum #Cardiomyopathy ... #cardiology #obstetrics
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... class III and class ... IV symptoms. ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
actually seen in all causes ... pneumonia, congenital causes ... cystic fibrosis, connective ... TreeInBud #Sign #diagnosis ... #clinical #radiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... improvement in symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology