#HeartFailure (HF) is classified on the basis of ejection fraction (EF) and then into classes and stages. Let's have a look at what each of these mean to a physician in a clinical setting . A 🧵 (1/13)

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#CardioTwitter #Cardiology #Heartfailure 💔 is a clinical syndrome that results from a structural or functional impairment of one or both ventricles. Ventricular filling and ejection are thus, hampered.
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Hiccups are a common and usually harmless phenomenon that can occur in people of all ages. For hospitalized patients, the etiology may be more sinister. To approach and manage such a case we need to know the etiology. Here's a 🧵 on the same. (1/17)
#hiccups #MedTwitter #MedEd Hiccups (aka 'singultus')are involuntary contractions of the diaphragm muscle. When this happens, it causes a sudden intake of air, which results in the sound we know as a #hiccup.(2/17)