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Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Heart Failure (CHF ... Iron deficiency (ID ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... TSAT < 20% Risk ... depot iron] Treatment
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Non-spore-forming Risk ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Invasive disease) • CSF ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Non-spore-forming Risk ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Invasive disease) • CSF ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
and iron release Diagnosis ... ) Treatment - IV ... showed reduced risk ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #heartfailure #diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... : No • Treatment ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Balamuthia vs Acanthamoeba vs Naegleria - Comparison
Exposure - Host - CNS disease - CNS spread -
vs Naegleria - Comparison ... - Pathology - Diagnosis ... Washington University ID ... #Table #InfectiousDiseases ... #diagnosis
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Salter Harris Ill ... Higher risk for ... Higher risk for ... opposite limb XR for comparison ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
immunocompromised, IBD ... ) • ↑Risk: clindamycin ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... management #cardiology #treatment
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Babesiosis - Diagnosis ... , ARDS, shock, CHF ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... Immunocompromised Patient with risk ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases