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Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
 - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 
 - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 
 - Alkaline
Liver Function Tests ... phosphatase - Gamma-glutamyl ... Prothrombin #Liver #Function
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
; EF, ejection fraction ... heart failure; HFpEF ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... reduced ejection fraction ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
 • Beta-blocker
 • ACE,
Reduced Ejection Fraction ... (HFrEF) - Guideline ... #Failure #CHF #HFrEF ... #Guideline #management
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
, haemoglobin; HFrEF ... reduced ejection fraction ... Iron #Deficiency #Management ... #Diagnosis #HFrEF
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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Reduced Ejection Fraction ... (HFrEF) - Guideline ... #Failure #CHF #HFrEF ... #Guideline #management
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - Toxicology

Clinical presentation
 - Symptoms of GHB toxicity include: short term anterograde amnesia,
Gamma hydroxybutyrate ... Kat_Watson #Gamma ... Toxicity #Diagnosis #Management
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
with TSAT <20% (functional ... reasonable to improve functional ... patients with HFrEF ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... kidney, intestines Gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase ... LouLectures #Liver #Function
Important Cardiac Transplant Medications and Side Effects
 • Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, generic) - Calcineurin inhibitor, decreasing T
(antithymocyte gamma-globulin ... Impairs phagocyte function
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Heart Failure (HFrEF ... REDUCED Ejection Fraction ... (HFrEF), we follow ... patients with HFrEF ... #Pharmacology #Management