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Acute Mountain Sickness 
Low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude 
• Stop ascent 
• Supportive
altitude • Stop ascent ... hyperbaric chamber • Descent ... Signs #Diagnosis #Management
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 Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Prominent x descent ... percarditis - Slow y descent ... myxoma - Rapid y descent ... defect - Absent 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
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
Fetal Yawn on Fetal Ultrasound

Baby captured yawning during ultrasound exam. Nap time soon.

Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#Fetal #Yawn
Yawn on Fetal Ultrasound ... yawning during ultrasound ... #Fetal #Yawn #Ultrasound ... POCUS #Obstetrics #Radiology
Aortic Stenosis & Bicuspid Aortic Valve (AS)
 • Introduction & Pathophysiology
 • Classifications
 • Epidemiology
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manifestations • Radiologic ... Pre-operative Management ... Post-operative Management ... #AorticValve #cardiology
Urination on Fetal Ultrasound

Lest we forget, here is a vivid reminder that amniotic fluid is predominantly
Urination on Fetal Ultrasound ... Urine #Urination #Ultrasound ... POCUS #Obstetrics #Radiology
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Portal vein gas! Can be an ominous
the result of recent ... procedures - Arizona Ultrasound ... #POCUS #Liver #Ultrasound
Fetal Yawn on Fetal Ultrasound

The fetal yawn will always be one of my favorite in utero
Yawn on Fetal Ultrasound ... to capture on ultrasound ... #Fetal #Yawn #Ultrasound ... POCUS #Obstetrics #Radiology