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Diagnostic Algorithm for Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Patients With Heart Failure 

Consensus Recommendations 

#Iron #Deficiency
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Treatment of ... Iron Deficiency ... #Deficiency #Management ... #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 ... of iron deficiency ... , haemoglobin; HFrEF ... #Deficiency #Management ... #Diagnosis #HFrEF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Iron Deficiency ... patients with HFrEF ... and iron deficiency ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... • Evaluate for causes ... Differentiate PAH ... Sanjiv Shah @HFpEF ... Echocardiography #diagnosis
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... → Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Intravascular hemolysis, (PNH ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
multiplex WORKUP & DIAGNOSIS ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... no respiratory cause ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Resuscitation 2) Urine pH ... #management #Treatment
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... 3 Woods units, PA ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... - Mechanism: causes ... #management #hepatology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
) - Diagnosis and ... Management Vitamin ... can lead to iron ... , or any other cause ... vasculitis Treatment