Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis management cardiology heartfailure nutrition treatment acute anemia chronic ckd dyspnea fatigue fe guidelines hemodialysis nephrology pruritus uremia uremic
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Iron Deficiency ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... HF with iron deficiency ... #deficiency #CHF
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure Pathophysiology: Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure
Causes of Iron Deficiency • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Inflammation: IBD ... @drkeithsiau #Iron ... #Deficiency #Causes ... #differential #
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... cancer, ulcer, IBD ... #Deficiency #Differential
Causes of Iron Deficiency • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Inflammatory Disease (IBD ... , cancer) #Iron ... #Deficiency #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary/Chest Wall: • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... decompensated CHF ... Pericarditis, CAD, HFrEF
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD ... UC Anemia and IBD ... IDA and active IBD ... fatigue w/ active IBD ... /other causes •
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
primary lesions - differential ... Hematologic pruritus (Iron ... deficiency anemia ... Use mild detergent ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm
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