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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Association, which is classes ... flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Heart Failure - Diagnosis ... : Ferritin <100 ... absolute ID) OR Ferritin ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #algorithm #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... → Inflammation causes ... : Ferritin ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
- Differential Diagnosis ... MCHC, Serum Iron, Ferritin ... • B12/Folate Deficiency ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... #Algorithm #Causes
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
confirm high-output HF ... EtOH causes thiamine ... deficiency via ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
confirmed the diagnosis ... triglycerides, a deficiency ... and gut, which causes ... #clincial #peds ... NEJM #Wolmans #radiology
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... Diagnosis was made ... leukodystrophy w/ deficiency ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho ... Krabbe #Disease #Diagnosis
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
fatigue despite clinical ... Check Soluble Transferrin ... restricted diet/deficiency ... /other causes • ... IBD #Algorithm #diagnosis
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Clinical ... Manifestations Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis