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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Heart Failure - Diagnosis ... Treatment Algorithm Diagnosis ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... and iron release Diagnosis ... showed reduced risk ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron Deficiency ... (ID) in heart failure ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... TSAT < 20% Risk ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD ... clinical remission • Risk ... restricted diet/deficiency ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
and Management ... immunocompromised, IBD ... ) • ↑Risk: clindamycin ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... #infectiousdiseases
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
A 50-year-old ... the underlying diagnosis ... the paradoxical rise ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... should be done on diagnosis ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency ... ) - Diagnosis and ... Management Vitamin ... Bone Groups at risk ... #Management
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Bursitis • IBD ... Vit B12, B6, Cu deficiency ... injury • DVT (Risks ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... disease • Prolidase deficiency ... • Acute lupus pneumonitis ... Thrombosis highest risk ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis