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Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was visibly
diastolic collapse — a sign ... chronic severe aortic ... large systolic stroke ... #PhysicalExam # ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs
Physical Exam - Quincke’s Pulse

The tips of the patient’s index finger and thumb as well as
pulsation — a sign ... Corrigan’s pulse ... chronic severe aortic ... large systolic stroke ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... : Acute STEMI, Aortic ... / Don't Miss Signs ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
on ECG • Conventional ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
EKG of the same ... excludes other differentials ... ’s called Frog sign ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
STE: "Pardee's sign ... (Eiffel Tower sign ... Post-cardioversion • Acute aortic ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram