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Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
Still useful for diagnosis ... of CHF with reasonable ... Hepatojugular #Reflux #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #JVP ... #VolumeStatus #Cardiology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves • Caused ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... it indicates AV dissociation ... Cannon #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
New York Heart Association ... STAGES of CHF (A ... flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
heart failure • JVD ... Examination #chf ... #cardiology #heartfailure ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis
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 ... of right-sided HF ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... clinical #video #jvp
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
waves indicate AV dissociation ... block, or, as this case ... #AWaves #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
you evaluate her JVP ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... Atrioventricular dissociation ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam # ... cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
What 2 eponymous JVP ... Most likely diagnosis ... the underlying cause ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology