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Modified Valsalva Maneuver Insturctions

- 43% vs 17% response compared to the standard valsalva maneuver

Per ACLS and
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Cardiac Auscultation Maneuvers for Murmurs
Maneuvers result in INCREASED murmur:
 • Inspiration - Right-sided
 • Valsalva -
Cardiac Auscultation ... Right-sided • Valsalva ... #Murmurs #Cardiac ... #cardiology #physicalexam ... #diagnosis
Modified Valsalva Maneuver Instructions PocketCard

1) Position patient with legs flat and head of bed to 45°
2)
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Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
- Differential Diagnosis ... : Modified Valsalva ... Maneuver: 1) Obtain ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #cardiology
Modified Valsalva Maneuver

1) Position patient with legs flat and head of bed to 45°
2) Have patient
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Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
return (standinq, Valsalva ... manoeuvre, dehydration ... Heart #Murmur #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Flow Murmur

crescendo-decrescendo, early to mid-systolic 

Increases Intensity: Laying supine, hyperkinetic 
circulatory states (e.g., anemia, 
fever,
., anemia, fever ... up or standing, maneuvers ... preload (e.g., Valsalva ... #Flow #Murmur #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
and Management ... Diagnosis 1. ... Sudden Cardiac ... Sudden Cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
What is the cardiac ... How severe is the ... Were any maneuvers ... Catheterization #RHC #diagnosis ... #hypertension #cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... Avoid in pts with severe ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis