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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
American College of Cardiology ... Task Force on Clinical ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #treatment #algorithm
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Meningococcal), surgery, trauma ... transplantation CLINICAL ... cauda equina TREATMENT ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
although there are ... sometimes advanced treatment ... Treatments may include ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Diagnosis was made by radiology ... confirmatory lab testing and ... expedite treatment ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho ... #Radiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are clinically ... acute coronary syndrome ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
- MSK Radiology ... Case description ... • Treatment: Conservative ... • Direct trauma ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... primary disturbance Cardiology ... similar where Cardiology ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... complications are ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... events or death (CARP
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
low or normal, and ... Standard treatment ... maintenance therapy and ... T2 #MRI #Brain #clinical ... #radiology