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Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron Deficiency ... depot iron] Treatment ... #Failure #CHF #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Risk Factors and Signs ... of Copper Deficiency ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... Wilson's disease • Metabolic ... drkeithsiau #Copper #Deficiency
Hypothyroid Myopathy
Very common (up to 80% ) in patients with hypothyroidism
Pathophysiology:
 • T4 deficiency leads to
hypothyroidism Pathophysiology ... : • T4 deficiency ... mitochondrial oxidative metabolism ... Hypothyroid #Myopathy #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
activates lipolysis Signs ... Symptoms: • GH deficiency ... thickness) - metabolic ... endocrinology #pathophysiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... functional ID) Treatment ... alissa_shega #iron #deficiency ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... #decisionaid #cardiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
from hormonal and metabolic ... Hypo-Mg2+ • Vitamin deficiency ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
, Heat stroke, Metabolic ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... oxidative iniury Treatment ... per day until stable ... Summary #causes #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
Metabolic inhibitors ... antibiotics target the metabolic ... Imagine treatments ... #Antibiotics #pharmacology ... classification #table