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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Guidelines: • ACC ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... management #algorithm #cardiology ... #treatment #guidelines
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
evaluate her JVP (video ... Causes = RV failure ... this case), and tricuspid ... #PhysicalExam #Video ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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Kussmaul's Sign ... and other rarer causes ... of right-sided HF ... physicalexam #clinical #video ... #jvp #cardiology
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
"Terry Thomas" sign ... ("Terry Thomas sign ... follow-up with orthopedics ... 1 week MH/CCF ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
can't make A-OK sign ... > MCL), brachial ... Complex, pending orthopedic ... recommendations MH/CCF ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... With treatment, ... show symptoms or signs ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
anterior sail sign ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... recommendations MH/CCF ... Fracture #Elbow #Radiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... veil like opacity all ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... Collapse #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... composite endpoint of all-cause ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... → no signs of CXR ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... diagnosis #management #cardiology