About this episode
- Intro
- Rapid Fire Questions/Picks of the Week
- Case Aliquot 1
- Defining Heart Failure
- POCUS in Heart Failure
- Timing/Indications for Echocardiography
- Initiating Diuretic Therapy
- Adjusting Diuretic Therapy/Drip vs Bolus
- Adjunct Diuretic Therapy
- Afterload Reduction
- Monitoring Diuretic Response
- Inpatient Sodium and Fluid Restriction
- Case Aliquot 2
- Classifying Heart Failure
- Pharmacotherapy for HFrEF
- Pharmacotherapy for HFpEF
- Ischemic Evaluation
- Interval Summary/Highlights
- Case Aliquot 3
- Considerations for Initial Care of Cardiogenic Shock
- Choosing Inotrope/Vasopressor
- Right Heart Catheterization
- Case Aliquot 4
- Discharge Medications for Heart Failure
- Titration of Goal Directed Medical Therapy
- Post Discharge Follow Up
- Washout Period for ACEi/ARB
- Cost/Barriers of ARNI
- Patient Education
- Take Home Points
- Outro
Credits
- Writer, Producer, and Show Notes by: Reaford Blackburn, Jr., MD
- Infographic & Cover Art: Caroline Coleman MD
- Hosts: Monee Amin, MD and Meredith Trubitt, MD
- Reviewer: Rahul Ganatra MD
- Technical Production: PodPaste
- Guest: Gurusher Panjrath, MD
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