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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
American College of Cardiology ... HeartFailure #Management #CHF ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #treatment #algorithm ... #sCHF
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
causing systemic hypertension ... , pulmonary hypertension ... #Management #Cardiology ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Diastolic ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... with caution in pulmonary ... disease or CHF) ... disease or CHF) ... #management #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Guidelines: • ACC ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... management #algorithm #cardiology ... #treatment #guidelines
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Failure (HFrEF) Treatment ... recommended by the ACC ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure ... #StageC #Cardiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... : No • Treatment ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Liver function tests ... hypertension Rx ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
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resolved after treatment ... distribution of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
decompensated CHF ... anyway to improve CHF ... patients with severe hypotension ... to 6-8 hours to work ... #comparison #table
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... But now the ACC/ ... With treatment, ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive