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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... system to circulate blood ... flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... excessively Control blood ... Central aortic blood ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... system to circulate blood ... flare ups that cause ... #Management #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure #
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
BP, blood pressure ... ultrafiltration; UO, urine ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... Algorithm #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
pressure: systolic blood ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology ... #sCHF
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... the determined cause ... #cardiology #treatment ... table #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
flank pain, dark urine ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... patients with CHF ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... for Three Common Causes ... begin packed red blood ... responsiveness, and/or urine ... #CriticalCare
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
flank pain, dark urine ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... patients with CHF ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management