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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... status (edema, JVD ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Differential #Algorithm
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 ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... and Differential Diagnosis ... investigations depending on clinical ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... , Anti-ds-DNA, C3
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
block, or, as this case ... dual-chamber PPM set for DDI ... #AWaves #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #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 ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... #clinical #video ... #jvp #cardiology
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
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... Physical Exam: ↑JVP ... #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... have elevated JVP ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
transmitted to JV ... are enough to diagnose ... the case as Typical ... that’s called “clinical ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... auscultation, JVD ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare