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HFrEF - Low Ejection Fraction on Physical Exam - Likelihood Ratios
 - Displaced Apical Impulse
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#HFrEF #LowEF #PhysicalExam ... LRs #diagnosis #cardiology ... #CHF
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Acute Heart Failure ... Examination #chf ... #cardiology #heartfailure ... #physicalexam #
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
for diagnosis of CHF ... Hepatojugular #Reflux #PhysicalExam ... #VolumeStatus #Cardiology
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Heart Failure In CHF ... CHF also causes ... renin-angiotensin system are ... #Pharmacology #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy
 • Beta-blocker
 • ACE,
2 Inhibitor CORE ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... management #GDMT #cardiology
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... although there are ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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→ ARNI →MRA CORE ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... management #GDMT #cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... although there are ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
What are some causes ... of acute hemorrhagic ... What are the risk ... FreeWall #Rupture #cardiology ... complications #acuteMI
Heart Failure Medications Summary
Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin System:
 • ACE Inhibitors: Benazepril, Captopril, Enalapril, Lisinopril, Quinapril,
Vasodilators: Acute ... Positive Inotropes: Acutely ... #Medications #CHF ... #cardiology #pharmacology