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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Staging #Classification ... #Stages #Classes
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
Association functional class ... With treatment, ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF ... #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Stages #Classes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Diagnosis and Treatment ... improve functional status ... order to alleviate symptoms ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... algorithm #cardiology #treatment
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... III and class IV ... symptoms. ... #Congestive #HeartFailure
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... → Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... improvement in symptoms ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... soles in 50% of cases ... exposure to or symptoms ... to those of B12 deficiency ... granuIomas on skin, bone
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Transplantation including bone ... Neurological symptoms ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... altered mental status ... , and focal neurologic ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
ingestion • B symptoms ... ) Classification ... anymore • Routine bone ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... lymphoma #diagnosis #classification
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... surgery, trauma, and bone-marrow ... than one after symptom ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology