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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Failure - Causes ... • Other HFpEF Causes ... #HeartFailure # ... Causes #Pathophysiology ... #cardiology #HFrEF
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Traditionally, congestive ... Association, which is classes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HeartFailure # ... Classification #Stages #Classes
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
causes of infective ... pneumonia, congenital causes ... cystic fibrosis, connective ... #diagnosis #clinical ... #pathophysiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... composite endpoint of all-cause ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential Diagnosis ... #High #Output #HeartFailure ... #CHF #Pathophysiology ... #cardiology #causes
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
show symptoms or signs ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure # ... Classification #Stages #Classes
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
of congestion ( ... of CXR congestion ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
share the same pathophysiology ... • Other rare causes ... Overproduction -> Connective ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... lobe collapse causes ... or curtain and causes ... veil like opacity all ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... tissue damage - CXR ... should be done in ALL