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Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... accept increased blood ... and other rarer causes ... #physicalexam # ... #neck #jugular
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A 60-year-old man presented with progressive dyspnea and weight gain. A
It is caused by ... blood flowing backwards ... into the jugular ... Regurgitation #PhysicalExam ... Cardiology
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A large venous wave, or Giant V wave, is visible in
It is caused by ... blood flowing backwards ... Regurgitation #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Neck ... #Jugular #Cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
the underlying diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Video #Clinical #Neck ... #JVP #Jugular # ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure = Stroke ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... Increased risk for stroke ... #causes #cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
are enough to diagnose ... excludes other differentials ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... pressure "sucks in" blood ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... causes
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... urine • 1ml blood ... hematuria • Signs ... renal vein between aorta ... #Diagnosis #causes
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... in the chest or neck ... disease (e.g., aortic ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... Palpable purpura: strong ... sign of cutaneous ... pulses, bruis, or blood ... Large Vessel: Blood