Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... and treatment/follow‐up ... of iron deficiency ... #Management #Diagnosis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines β†’ Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... β†’ Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... endpoint of all-cause ... #management #cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 β€’ Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Causes β€’ ... Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... #Causes #cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 β€’ Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... , Brugada syndrome ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
β€’ Malignancy 
β€’ Milk-alkali syndrome 
β€’ Vitamin D toxicity 
β€’
EKG Findings Causes ... β€’ Milk-alkali syndrome ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Heart Failure - Diagnosis ... and Treatment Algorithm ... Diagnosis: Ferritin ... management #algorithm #cardiology ... #treatment #guidelines
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... by radiology, which ... testing and expedite treatment ... leukodystrophy w/ deficiency ... MRI #Clinical #Radiology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 β€’ Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... : Acid maltase deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
- Malformation syndromes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 β€’ Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 β€’ Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Severe iron deficiency ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #cardiology