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Quincke's Pulse in Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Little physical exam finding for the end of the week! Quinke’s
Severe Aortic Regurgitation ... relate to the high stroke ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
• Caused by atrial ... activation from SVT (e.g ... Frameworks for Internal ... #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Physical Exam - Quincke’s Pulse

The tips of the patient’s index finger and thumb as well as
severe aortic regurgitation ... large systolic stroke ... rapid fall in arterial ... #PhysicalExam # ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs #Cardiology
Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was visibly
severe aortic regurgitation ... large systolic stroke ... rapid fall in arterial ... #PhysicalExam # ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... Stroke Volume / ... of developing atrial ... Increased risk for stroke ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... pulmonic stenosis - Cannon ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential Diagnosis ... - Rapid upstroke ... collapse: • Aortic regurgitation ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... and widened QRS interval ... . 1 Slurred upstroke ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... simultaneously at regular intervals ... EKG of the same ... are enough to diagnose ... #JVP #Cardiology
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6th ED
ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
Condition
SAP
CVP

PAP PCWP

CO C(a-v)02 PVR

SVR
Hypovolemic shock
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Cardiogenic shock
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1
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1

1
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Septic shock
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↓
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↓
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Cardiac Tamponade
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1
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RV
mmHg SP-DP Pulse ... LCWI 3.4-4.2 kg ... 0.34-0.42 Q-T interval ... 0.42-1.2 RR interval ... /min Wt*VCO2 Carbon