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Syncope - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Reflex Syncope 
 - Cardiogenic Syncope
, Signs and Symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare #Sign ... #Comparison
Shock - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Distributive (Vasodilation)
, Signs and Symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare #Sign ... #Comparison
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... RV Overload “D Sign ... #Ultrasound #echocardiogram ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Echocardiographic Findings ... - McConnell's Sign ... Notching - 60/60 Sign ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #Ventricular #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... These findings suggest ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Summary table of heart murmurs associated with mitral and aortic valve diseases as well as their
Summary table of ... well as their signs ... medical diagrams, tables ... #diagnosis #heart ... #cardiology #comparison
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... A4c #clinical #cardiology ... #McConnells #sign
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... bounce not specific finding ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #CP #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... inspiration, this finding ... Kussmaul's sign ... with constrictive pericarditis ... #cardiology #differential
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Differentiate Acute Pericarditis ... or pericarditis ... #Signs #Presentation ... #comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis