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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... #Causes #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... Guidelines: • ACC ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
through D of the ACC ... But now the ACC/ ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... Classes #NYHA #ACCAHA
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... dependent DM ACS ... event, follow ACC ... indication of AC ... • <12mo since ACS
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... GDMT meds (e.g., ACE ... #management #cardiology
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
Based on the CXR ... interstitial markings as ... All these findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #InterstitialEdema
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... related to the pulmonary ... be present at all ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages