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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart ... Jcortesizaguirr #Congestive ... #HeartFailure # ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... CHF
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(A) Congestion with ... ultrafiltration; UO, urine ... #CHF #Algorithm ... #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
ejection fraction; HFrEF ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure # ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... Principles: Reduce the congestive ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
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 (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
then add on loop diuretics ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Management #Treatment ... #StageC #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
x-ray: signs of congestion ... Dinitrate • Diuretics ... #heartfailure # ... diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... flare ups that cause ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... hypovolemia - Diuresis ... #Checklist #CHF ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... excreted using diuretics ... the determined cause ... #cardiology #treatment ... #chf #criticalcare