Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity Treatment ... Amyl nitrite - causes ... Cyanide #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Management #Treatment
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 β€’ Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart Failure ... - Causes, Pathophysiology ... β€’ Other HFpEF Causes ... #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
congestive heart failure ... end-stage heart failure ... sometimes advanced treatment ... III and class IV ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Congestive Heart Failure ... depot iron] Treatment ... #CHF #pharmacology ... #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines β†’ Inflammation
Pathophysiology ... Chronic heart failure ... β†’ Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
Spironolactone for Heart Failure ... patients with heart failure ... ejection fraction, treatment ... cardiovascular causes ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Cardiology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
High Output Heart Failure ... - Pathophysiology ... HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... Association functional class ... With treatment, ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Stages #Classes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Deficiency in Heart Failure ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... status and QOL (class ... management #algorithm #cardiology ... #treatment #guidelines
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
end-stage heart failure ... ups that cause class ... III and class IV ... Treatments may include ... #Management #Cardiology