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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Guideline for the Management ... American College of Cardiology ... Task Force on Clinical ... America #HFrEF #HeartFailure ... #Management #CHF
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... hypertension, pulmonary ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... Diastolic #Treatment #HeartFailure
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
Filamentous gram-positive ... anaerobic conditions Clinical ... involved) 32% • Pulmonary ... Nocardia #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... food, salad bar Clinical ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Monocytogenes - Gram-positive ... food, salad bar Clinical ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... in cardiogenic pulmonary ... hypoperfusion, no pulmonary ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
patient has a positive ... result with no clinical ... • The positive ... used to exclude pulmonary ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
standing erect, the pulmonary ... The pulmonary vascular ... In daily clinical ... In the supine position ... #Clinical #Radiology
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Noninvasive Positive ... & Inspiratory Positive ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #criticalcare #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... air in seated position ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary