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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... - Prominent x descent ... myxoma - Rapid y descent ... Waveforms #JVP #Differential ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Prominent X and Y Descents ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
• x descent - ... • x descent - ... • y descent - ... Thus the y descent ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Concordant with S1 - X-Descent ... Discordant with S1 - Y-Descent ... Algorithm #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Mountain Sickness 
Low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude 
• Stop ascent 
• Supportive
altitude • Stop ascent ... hyperbaric chamber • Descent
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
waves and two descents ... blunting of ‘x’ descent ... with TR - ‘x’ descent ... - ‘y’ descent ... Interpretation #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
arrythmia, syncope ± Recent ... pericarditis • Rule out differential ... #Myocarditis #differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Hepatitis B (15 percent ... Hepatitis C (47 percent ... - Alcohol (18 percent ... ) Unknown (14 percent ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Pericardial Effusion

Trauma
Pericarditis
Recent MI
Autoimmune 
Neoplastic 
Endocrine/Metabolic 
Venous Congestion 
Medications 

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Pericardial
Differential Diagnosis ... Pericarditis Recent ... Pericardial #Effusion #Differential
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
Idiopathic (up to 55 percent ... pharyngitis (28 to 48 percent ... Drugs (3 to 10 percent ... Pregnancy (2 to 5 percent ... Nodosum #Causes #Differential