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Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... Typically the JVP ... blood from vena cava ... #physicalexam # ... causes
Eastchester Clapping Sign

Patient is asked to clap . Patient raises right hand but stops at the
Patient raises right ... a right sided CVA ... hemispatial #neglect #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #physicalexam #
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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workup 1) Clinical ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... functions - Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia ... (parkinsonian signs ... #Differential #
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential ... • Aphasia • Apraxia ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
you evaluate her JVP ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... #PhysicalExam # ... Video #Clinical
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 ... #physicalexam # ... clinical #video ... #jvp #cardiology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... chromosome 21) Signs ... incontinence, apraxia ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Kussmaul's Sign ... Most likely diagnosis ... the underlying cause ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
are enough to diagnose ... the case as Typical ... excludes other differentials ... that’s called “clinical ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... has Kussmaul's sign ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video