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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Traditionally, congestive ... to severity of symptoms ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
POCUS) to CT or MRI ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR ... #Limitations #Comparison
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Hyperoxaluria • Storage ... Other Glycogen Storage ... #differential #cardiology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... based solely on symptoms ... who never show symptoms ... past or current symptoms ... #CHF #Congestive
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
Stage D CHF is frequently ... associated with end-stage ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
recommended therapy by stage ... circulatory support; and MI ... #CHF #Congestive ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... x-ray: signs of congestion ... → no signs of CXR ... congestion. 2.
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
(left) and CHF stage ... another patient with congestive ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #