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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
: Ferritin <100 ... absolute ID) OR Ferritin ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... → Inflammation causes ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
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 ... #Classification ... #Stages #Classes
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... Association; TSAT, transferrin ... #Management #Diagnosis ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Indications
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
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... four-component staging ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #Stages #Classes
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... flare ups that cause ... class III and class ... #Management #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
out additional causes ... evaluation for other causes ... If other causes ... ; TS, transferrin-iron ... #management #hepatology
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema - Classification ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... Acquired C1 inhibitor deficiency ... cell-mediated in > 90% of cases ... #Treatment #management
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 ... cerebellar ataxia Imaging ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho