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Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron Deficiency ... ) Iron deficiency ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... class II and Ill HF ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment
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
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
Algorithm for screening ... follow‐up of iron deficiency ... saturation #Iron #Deficiency ... Diagnosis #HFrEF #sCHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... alissa_shega #iron #deficiency ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
C5-C9 Deficiency - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Note:
 • Risk of invasive meningococcal disease is 1000-10000x higher
C5-C9 Deficiency ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... infections • Clinical ... Inflammation of CSF ... C5C9Deficiency #Complement #pathophysiology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency ... Framework and Clinical ... Causes of Thiamine Deficiency ... production • Deficiency ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... ventilated • CXR ... 1 antitrypsin deficiency ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
treatment with clinical ... leukodystrophy w/ deficiency ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho ... Diagnosis #MRI #Clinical ... #Radiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... fluid balance, and CXR