16 results
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
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
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
- 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 ... on EKG. ... . 1 Slurred upstroke ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
activation from ... SVT (e.g., junctional ... Frameworks for Internal ... Cannon #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
junctional tachy not from ... 1º - long PR intervals ... >120-200ms from ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
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
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Subepicardial atrial ... aVR • Classic EKG ... widened QRS and QTc interval ... #ekg #differential ... #cardiology