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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Jugular Venous Pressure ... fibrillation, sinus ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... tamponade #Abnormal ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Beck’s Triad in Cardiac Tamponade - 3 D’s Mnemonic

1) Distended Jugular Veins (JVD)
2) Decreased Arterial Pressure
Cardiac Tamponade ... ’s Mnemonic 1) ... Jugular Veins (JVD) 2) ... Pressure (Hypotension ... Effusion #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... right ventricular pressure ... 1. ... cardioversion 2.
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Adult ACLS - Cardiac ... • Pulse and pressure ... pressure waves ... pneumothorax, Tamponade ... (cardiac), Toxins
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
Adult Cardiac Arrest ... • Pulse and pressure ... pressure waves ... pneumothorax, Tamponade ... (cardiac), Toxins
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... including: • Coronary artery ... capture of the atria ... fibrillation ... #cardiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Echocardiogram (1) ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... fibrillation :) ... #a4c #thrombus
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
compressions 100 min-1, ... Evaluate the airway pressure ... Hypothermia Tamponade ... Anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
causing ⬆️ RA pressure ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c ... intrapulmonary #cardiology