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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Traditionally, congestive ... to severity of symptoms ... sometimes advanced treatment ... #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Staging #Classification
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure # ... Staging #Stages
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
functional ID) Treatment ... improvement in symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
four-component staging ... With treatment, ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF ... #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Stages #Classes
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
concurrent stroke-like symptoms ... , tobacco use, connective ... syphilis, FHx • Imaging ... anticoagulation - MH/CCF ... #summary #treatment
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... x-ray: signs of congestion ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
decompensation (CHF ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Delirium DDX: • Congestive ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... CNS #Infections #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... table #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... Tearing/sharp/stabbing ... associations: • Connective ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment