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The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... The risk of acyclovir-induced ... within a day, so failure ... on the basis of CSF ... is proposed: #Management
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
Algorithm for screening ... /diagnosis and treatment ... Iron #Deficiency #Management ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Deficiency in Heart Failure ... Treatment Algorithm ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Deficiency in Heart Failure ... Chronic heart failure ... showed reduced risk ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
the underlying diagnosis ... the paradoxical rise ... Causes = RV failure ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... with Cardio-OB team ... with Cardio-OB team ... #management #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
pre-existing history or risk ... Inform theatre team ... especially in heart failure ... consultation with cardiology ... #Management #Workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... simply a clinical diagnosis ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Decompensated HF ... cardiovascular risk ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology