#69 Inpatient Heart Failure: 5 Pearls Segment

<p>Packed with so many clinically relevant points taking care of a patient with decompensated heart failure on general medicine floors!</p> <p>Time Stamps:</p> <ul> <li>03:17 What are the key initial clinical variables in evaluating heart failure admissions?</li> <li>10:09 What are key lab findings for patients with heart failure exacerbation?</li> <li>17:14 Which guideline-directed medical therapy, and in what circumstances? </li> <li>22:12 What are diuretics dosing strategies and monitoring tips to help guide initial volume removal?</li> <li>28:43 What role do thiazides and ultrafiltration play in diuresis, why does diuretic-induced metabolic alkalosis happen and what should you do about it? </li> <li>38:09 Expert Recap</li> </ul> <p>Show notes, transcript and references: <a href="https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2020/06/24/5-pearls-on-inpatient-heart-failure/">https://www.coreimpodcast.com/2020/06/24/5-pearls-on-inpatient-heart-failure/</a></p> <p>ACP CME: <a href="https://www.acponline.org/cme-moc/cme/internal-medicine-podcasts/core-im">https://www.acponline.org/cme-moc/cme/internal-medicine-podcasts/core-im</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Tag: Cardiology, BNP, cardiorenal syndrome, beta-blockers, CoreIM, IMCore</p>