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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... STAGES of CHF (A ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... improvement in symptoms ... endpoint of all-cause ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
Alcohol Withdrawal Summary

Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Cause, Course, Management 

#Diagnosis #Management #Pathophysiology #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Symptoms
Pathophysiology, Symptoms ... , Cause, Course, ... Management # ... Diagnosis #Management ... Alcohol #Withdrawal #Symptoms
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Media • Temporal Bone ... Imbalance, neurologic symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Management #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
supplemental O2 - Key diagnostic ... pulse oximeter causes ... FiO2 Severity of symptoms ... CHF, pneumonia, ... COPD, anemia) #Diagnosis
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chemotherapy • Bone ... Cystic Fibrosis, CHF ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... endocrinology #causes
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... hypertension) - Symptoms ... depending on the cause ... Nivolumab, GM-CSF ... #Differential #Causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Heart Failure - Diagnosis ... class II and Ill HF ... order to alleviate symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #algorithm
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... mineralization Symptoms ... Difficulty walking Diagnosis ... Phosphatase: • Other causes ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology #diagnosis