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Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was visibly
right carotid artery ... and Quincke’s pulse ... severe aortic regurgitation ... #PhysicalExam # ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... • Infective Endocarditis ... (Pulmonic Regurgitation ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Physical Exam - Quincke’s Pulse

The tips of the patient’s index finger and thumb as well as
and Quincke’s pulse ... severe aortic regurgitation ... rapid fall in arterial ... #PhysicalExam # ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... #Coronary #Artery ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Little physical exam finding for the end of the week! Quinke’s
Severe Aortic Regurgitation ... pressure, and rapid ... arterial pressure ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation ... a patient with Atrial ... the pts carotid pulse ... #Video #AFib #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
first heart sound and ... carotid pulse ... cannot begin until after ... Waveforms #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Arterial Embolization ... renal infarcts and ... neurocheck was normal after ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
with afibb) • Pulse ... thrombus • Digoxin ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... than 5 to 7 days after ... diagnosis #management #cardiology