Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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deficiency management cardiology heartfailure treatment acute chronic diarrhea hivaids nutrition anemia aortitis cardiomyopathy ckd coronavirus cough covid19 diseases dyspnea evaluation
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... 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
→ Inflammation causes ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... #deficiency #CHF ... #HFrEF #heartfailure
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
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... cancer, ulcer, IBD ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Inflammation: IBD ... #Deficiency #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #anemia
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
Cough - Diagnostic Schema Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... GERD, Dysphagia, CHF ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Acute #Chronic #Differential ... #Algorithm
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 ... /other causes • ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup Clinical History: - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health - Aortic
Aortitis - Diagnosis ... Spondyloarthritis, IBD ... Nivolumab, GM-CSF ... #Workup #Differential ... #Causes
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework "l feel weak": • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis •
Generalized Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... CV/Resp/Heme: CHF ... valves, COPD, ILD ... #Diagnosis #causes
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