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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart ... and Differential Diagnosis ... #HeartFailure # ... #cardiology #HFrEF ... #HFpEF #CHF
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Traditionally, congestive ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure # ... Staging #Classification
Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Heart Failure Classification ... Decompensated #HeartFailure ... #Classification ... #CHF #diagnosis ... #cardiology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... → no signs of CXR ... congestion. 2. ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
x-ray (left) and CHF ... another patient with congestive ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Consider BCx, CSF ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... with CXR, obtain ... grunting, tachypnea, hypoxemia ... #Peds #EM #Classification
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
permeability, lung congestion ... with hypoxemia ... and bilateral radigraphic ... detected on CT or CXR ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
On the left another patient with congestive heart failure.
The lateral view nicely demonstrates the increased diameter
another patient with congestive ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Peribronchial
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
perfusion status and congestion ... Signs of congestion ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... table #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare