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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 ... and other rarer causes ... #Sign #physicalexam ... clinical #video #jvp ... #cardiology #neck
Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
Cannon A Waves in ... shown , what’s the diagnosis ... #AWaves #AVNRT ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
Cannon A Waves on ... Cannon a waves indicate ... #AWaves #Neck # ... PhysicalExam #JVP ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves ... • Caused by atrial ... dissociation • The cannon ... #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... Typically the JVP ... #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #differential #causes
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... because she also has Kussmaul's ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Venous Pressure (JVP ... ) Algorithm Outward ... with Every Beat - Cannon ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #physicalexam
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... to diagnose the ... #Awaves #AVNRT ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Most likely diagnosis ... the underlying cause ... Kussmaul's (JVP ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology