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HFrEF - Low Ejection Fraction on Physical Exam - Likelihood Ratios
 - Displaced Apical Impulse
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HFrEF - Low Ejection ... Valsalva Response #HFrEF ... #LowEF #PhysicalExam ... Likelihood #LRs #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CHF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Guidelines: • ACC ... patients with HFrEF ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #algorithm #cardiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
recommended by the ACC ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #HFrEF #Pharmacology ... Treatment #StageC #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... : • ACE Inhibitors ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
prognostic value in HFpEF ... predictive of all‐cause ... hospitalizations in HFpEF ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Measurements #Criteria
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
and iron release Diagnosis ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Adults Current ACC ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Severity #Criteria
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ligamentous injury (LCL ... • If stable ... repair MH/CCF ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
metabolic equivalent able ... disease b) CHF ... Stable patients ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf ... icu #clinical #pharmacology