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Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
Stages in the development ... recommended therapy by stage ... ejection fraction; GDMT ... heart failure; HFpEF ... ejection fraction; HFrEF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Iron Deficiency ... Guidelines: • ACC ... patients with HFrEF ... and iron deficiency ... #HFrEF #heartfailure
Diagnostic Algorithm for Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Patients With Heart Failure 

Consensus Recommendations 

#Iron #Deficiency
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Treatment of Iron ... Deficiency in Patients ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #HFrEF #sCHF #HeartFailure
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... deficiency in patients ... , haemoglobin; HFrEF ... saturation #Iron ... #Diagnosis #HFrEF
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Heart Failure (HFrEF ... for stage C ... Ejection Fraction (HFrEF ... patients with HFrEF ... #HeartFailure #HFrEF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... release Diagnosis ... #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron Deficiency ... deficiency (ID) ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... More advanced stages ... #Deficiency #Heart
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
hospital new onset HFpEF ... New onset HFpEF ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... clinical #cardiology #A3C
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... or hyposplenic states ... malignancy • Iron ... deficiency anemia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
RBC turnover • Iron ... -12, or folate deficiency ... Sickle Cell • End-stage ... Increase #Decrease #Diagnosis