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Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
/diagnosis and treatment ... /follow‐up of iron ... deficiency in patients ... , haemoglobin; HFrEF ... #Diagnosis #HFrEF
Diagnostic Algorithm for Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Patients With Heart Failure 

Consensus Recommendations 

#Iron #Deficiency
Algorithm for Treatment ... of Iron Deficiency ... Recommendations #Iron ... #Deficiency #Management ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #HFrEF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Iron Deficiency ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... patients with HFrEF ... and iron deficiency ... #HFrEF #heartfailure
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... → Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Control blood pressure ... Central aortic blood pressure ... hypertension, pulmonary ... Management #Cardiology #HFpEF ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... hypovolemia - Severe iron ... deficiency anemia ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Physiologic Causes ... conditions) • Severe iron ... deficiency anemia ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Csf opening pressure ... of prior silent pulmonary ... Nausea & vomiting ... Standard treatment ... )but severe K+ deficiency