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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... Guidelines: • ACC/AHA ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #cardiology ... #treatment #guidelines
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Causes of Thiamine ... cardiomyopathy - Tachycardia ... #Diagnosis #syndromes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... functional ID) Treatment ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
decompensation (CHF ... Delirium DDX: • Congestive ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... by radiology, which ... expedite treatment ... leukodystrophy w/ deficiency ... MRI #Clinical #Radiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... heart disease • Congestive ... Hypoglycemia • Hypovolemia ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... With treatment, ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
(e.g., long QT syndrome ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... more intensive treatment ... #differential # ... cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Immunodeficiencies • Connective ... α1-antitrypsin deficiency ... mycobacteria Treatment ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis