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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... sometimes advanced treatment ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... based solely on symptoms ... With treatment, ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... sometimes advanced treatment ... III and class IV symptoms ... Treatments may include ... #Management #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Diagnosis and Treatment ... order to alleviate symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... management #algorithm #cardiology ... #treatment #guidelines
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Invasive disease) • CSF ... / CT if focal symptoms ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Invasive disease) • CSF ... / CT if focal symptoms ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
concurrent stroke-like symptoms ... Dissection protocol • Classification ... anticoagulation - MH/CCF ... Management #summary #treatment
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 ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Diagnosis was made by radiology ... testing and expedite treatment ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho ... MRI #Clinical #Radiology
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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trend response to treatment ... , pericardium, bone ... Urine & Blood & CSF ... Glucan in blood/CSF ... Puncture only if CNS symptoms