#469 Inpatient Heart Failure

Diuresing ‘til the heart's content

Master inpatient heart failure management! Learn key tips for initiating guideline-directed medical therapy, diuretic therapy pearls, and ensuring smooth transitions of care. We are joined by Dr. Gurusher Panjrath @PanjrathG (GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences-Dr. Panjrath)

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Show Segments

• 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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