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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... American College of Cardiology ... Society of America #HFrEF ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #treatment #algorithm
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
Stages in the development ... heart failure; HFpEF ... ventricular hypertrophy; MCS ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Guidelines: • ACC ... improve functional status ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Status - Rapid ... and stabilize: AMS ... NatalieRosen_MD #AMS ... #status #Management ... encephalopathy #differential
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... the congestive state ... - May mimic HF as ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
HFpEF and CAD Management Algorithm
1. Consider revascularization based on current guidelines for CAD and HFpEF*
2. Statins:
HFpEF and CAD Management ... Statins: all patients ... recent PCl or ACS ... optimize fluid status ... #Algorithm #cardiology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... using risk factors as ... With treatment, ... Stage B is defined as ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
) Treatment - GDMT ... the target dose (as ... certain situations as ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Cardiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management