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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Staging #Classification
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 ... endpoint of all-cause ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Management #Cardiology ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Staging #Stages
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
four-component staging ... based solely on symptoms ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Staging #Classification ... #Stages #Classes
Panic Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Social Factors
 • Parenting and infant attachment
 • Childhood illness/abuse
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• Prolonged stress ... sweating, trembling, nausea ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #psychiatry
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... life • M=F Symptoms ... leukocytosis, psychiatric ... is similar to stress-induced ... Starting beta blockers
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... the underlying cause ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... until cause identified
Bulimia Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms
Associated Psychological / Behavioural Features
 • Feelings of shame, guilt and embarrassment
Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms ... Russell's Sign • Sores ... , scars, calluses ... BulimiaNervosa #pathophysiology ... #psychiatry
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
• Bradycardia caused ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia Psychiatric ... SVT-AVNRT or AVRT • Standing ... AVNRT Red Flag Symptoms ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
DSM-5 Criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or
Post Traumatic Stress ... Presence of intrusion symptoms ... in response to cues ... Difficulty falling or staying ... #Diagnosis #Psychiatry