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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... STAGES of CHF (A ... flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Heart Failure - Causes ... and Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #HFrEF ... #HFpEF #CHF
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
The diagnosis based ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF ... #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... edema, blood or tumor ... the alveoli and cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
In the proper clinical ... long standing symptoms ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... The differential diagnostic ... most important diagnoses ... #Management #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... improvement in symptoms ... endpoint of all-cause ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
severe clinical ... decompensation (CHF ... overload) Other Symptoms ... • Diarrhea • Tremors ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
with asthma or CF ... bronchial obstruction caused ... an obstructing tumor ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant