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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... arising from flare ups ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... arising from flare ups ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
High Output Heart ... - Congenital (e.g ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Deficiency in Heart ... II and Ill HF with ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Heart Failure (HFrEF ... patients have edema ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #Pharmacology #Management
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
Spironolactone for Heart ... cardiovascular causes ... hospitalization for the management ... Spironolactone #HFpEF #dCHF ... #Cardiology #EBM
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... #Checklist #CHF ... #Management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... rales, peripheral edema ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology ... #sCHF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Deficiency in Heart ... → Inflammation causes ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome (SPS ... Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... - People with SPS ... Person #Syndrome #SPS