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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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increased blood volume during ... and other rarer causes ... physicalexam #clinical #video ... #jvp #cardiology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... more prominent during ... have elevated JVP ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A 60-year-old man presented with progressive dyspnea and weight gain. A
It is caused by ... tricuspid valve during ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video ... Neck #Jugular #JVP ... #Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
auscultation, JVD ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Management during ... Delivery • Stable ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... Even during the ... may not be the case ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Medications Used in the Abortive Treatment of Ongoing Seizure Activity in the Emergency Department

INITIAL THERAPY
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in the Abortive Treatment ... SECOND-TIER TREATMENTS ... Phenytoin - May cause ... Medications #Neurology #Pharmacology ... #Dosing #Table
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
Anthracyclines cause ... HER2 agents cause ... ) and initiate treatment ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology ... #oncology #pharmacology