CRACKCast E081 - Heart Failure - a podcast by The CanadiEM.org Team
from 2017-05-29T12:00
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This episode covers Chapter 81 of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine. This one is mint! Heart failure is one of those must-know-about presentations, you WILL see this in the ED.
- Define
- Cardiac index
- Preload
- Afterload
- Describe:
- How compliance changes the relationship between end diastolic pressures and volume
- the Frank-Starling relationship
- Pousseils Law and LaPlaces Law
- List 3 CV and 4 Neurohormonal physiologic compensatory mechanisms in CHF
- List the 5 most common disease processes resulting in HF and briefly describe the contribution of each
- Describe the different classifications of heart failure:
- Acute vs. Chronic HF
- Systolic vs. Diastolic dysfunction
- Right vs. Left sided HF
- High-output vs. Low-output HF
- Describe the NYHA function HF Classes and the Killip Classification
- List 10 common precipitants of acute HF
- List 6 historical predictors of acute HF and 6 clinical features of acute HF
- List 5 CXR and 5 ECG findings of HF
- What is the role of BNP in HF?
- Describe the primary management goals in acute HF
- Describe the mechanism of action of NIPPV in HF. Who needs to be intubated? When is it contraindicated?
- Describe the pharmacologic treatment strategy for:
- Acute pulmonary edema + adequate perfusion
- Acute pulmonary edema + hypotension
- How do nitrates work in acute pulmonary edema? What is the dose?
- List 10 treatment options for chronic HF
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