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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
a classification ... Association functional class ... With treatment, ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF ... #Stages #Classes
In addition to management of ABCs, exposure to nerve gases requires antidotes. There are 3 important
management of ABCs ... important drug classes ... used in acute management ... #NerveAgents #Treatment ... #Table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... disease b) CHF ... dependent DM ACS ... ASA class If ... algorithm to determine
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... thiazidic, PPI, ACE ... Discontinuation of causal ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... sle #comparison #table
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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presentation, temporal evolution ... present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... symptoms such as
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... May have typical HF ... during Delivery • Stable ... defibrillator as ... management #cardiology #treatment