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Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cause ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... • Fatigue Chloride ... Cl⁻ with other components
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Abnormal Jugular ... Pressure (JVP) Algorithm ... Fusion of Lancisi Sign ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #physicalexam
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Algorithm Cl- ... high in kidney tubular ... the indicated causes ... #urine #Algorithm ... #differential #diagnosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Urinary ... diarrhea, Kidney tubular ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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Kussmaul's Sign ... What’s the diagnosis ... and other rarer causes ... #physicalexam # ... cardiology #neck #jugular
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Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Causes of Failure ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Adequate ... • Renal Tubular ... #Algorithm #Causes
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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MRI, iADL scale, ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... (parkinsonian signs ... - 25% genetic component ... Dementia - 2nd cause
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... pericarditis (this case ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Neck #JVP #Jugular
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Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... has Kussmaul's sign ... louder second component ... the underlying diagnosis ... PHTN #JVP #Neck #PhysicalExam
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