Diuretic Resistance in a Patient with Acute Heart Failure

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Na = sodium; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate, BSA = body surface area, Cr Serum = serum creatinine; Cr Urine = urine creatinine; h = hours; Na Urine = urinary sodium concentration Predicted sodium output using this equation has a strong correlation with…

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Congestion: When to Use Ultrafiltration?

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Fig. 18.1 Pathophysiology of congestion. Abbreviations: RV right ventricular, RA right atrial, PA pulmonary artery, PCWP pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, LA left atrial, LV left ventricular, LVDP left ventricular diastolic…

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Patient with Abdominal Congestion

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Fig. 13.1 Transvesical method for measuring intra-abdominal pressure. (Adapted from Mullens with permission) Pathophysiology of Abdominal Congestion Leading to Kidney Dysfunction Abdominal Venous Congestion WRF often complicates the trajectory of…

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on Diuretic Therapy from Clinical and Pharmacologic Perspectives

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Loop diuretics Hypersensitivity reactions Extracellular fluid volume depletion Hypokalemic alkalosis Hypomagnesemia∗ Ototoxicity Distal convoluted tubule diuretics Hypersensitivity reactions Hyponatremia Hypokalemic alkalosis hyperglycemia/diabetes hyperuricemia/gout Hypomagnesemia Hypokalemia and prerenal azotemia, when combined…

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Output Heart Failure: The Cold and Wet Patient

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Fig. 15.1 Schematic for assessment of clinical profiles. Congestion was assessed by the presence of orthopnea, jugular venous distention, rales, hepatojugular reflux, ascites, peripheral edema, leftward radiation of the pulmonic…

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Dysfunction in a Patient with Advanced Heart Failure

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!DOCTYPE html> © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020W. H. W. Tang et al. (eds.)Cardiorenal Syndrome in Heart Failurehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21033-5_14 14. Hepato-renal Dysfunction in a Patient with Advanced Heart Failure Bryan T. Lawlor1 and Justin L. Grodin1   (1) University…

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