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Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
nodal conduction Uses ... atrial flutter (rate ... control) - Heart ... failure (syrnptom ... #Cardiology #Digitalis
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
High Output Heart ... Failure - Pathophysiology ... HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Deficiency in Heart ... Failure Pathophysiology ... : Chronic heart ... functional ID) Treatment ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Failure (CHF) ... [body weight (kg ... depot iron] Treatment ... pharmacology #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Severe Heart Failure ... Evaluation - EKG ... intubated patient with right ... Revascularization, treatment ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... failure: - Hyperthyroidism ... fibrillation at a rate ... Failure • Infective ... #causes #cardiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
deficiency (thiamine) Late ... • Respiratory failure ... • Congestive heart ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Cheat Sheet 1) Rate ... proportional to heart ... rate • Bazett ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... CKD, CHF, high rate ... high CVP, left heart ... failure, positive
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... degrees • Chills, night ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #differential #causes