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Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
#Pharmacology #Comparison ... Table #HalfLife #Dosing ... Loop #Thiazide #CHF ... #Cardiology #Management
Cardiac Event Monitors
 • Holter Monitor - Records every heart beat for 24-48 hours
 • Loop/Event
Recorders - Handheld device ... patient triggered events ... Monitors #heart #cardiology ... #telemetry #devices ... #comparison #table
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
American College of Cardiology ... Task Force on Clinical ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #treatment #algorithm
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... ventricular assist device ... mechanical pump that augments ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Event Monitoring Devices ... recording, records asx events ... invasive Commercial Devices ... Event #Monitoring #Devices ... #Comparison #cardiology
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(B) Treatment algorithm ... administration, once a day dosing ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #Algorithm #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
Use alternative agent ... the alternative agents ... anemia • Avoid using ... there is a strong clinical ... #Prescription #algorithm
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
nodal blocking agents ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
Brain Sequence Comparison ... vs FLAIR T1: - CSF ... is White T2: - CSF ... FLAIR #MRI #Brain #Comparison ... #clinical #radiology
The four different types of takotsubo syndrome during diastole (left column) and systole (middle column). The
takotsubo syndrome during ... The right column depicts ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Cardiomyopathy #Comparison