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Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
on her chest (photo ... you evaluate her JVP ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
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 ... infarct, and other rarer ... causes of right-sided ... clinical #video #jvp ... #cardiology #neck
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 ... Kussmaul's (JVP ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... endocarditis, Myxomatous (MVP ... ), Myxomatous (MVP ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
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 ... #Giant #PHTN #JVP ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
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
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... Typically the JVP ... or increase in JVP ... #cardiology #differential ... #causes
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves • Caused ... Cannon #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
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 ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
identify non-calculus causes ... abdominal pain: diagnoses ... for non-calculus causes ... stones #calculus #Radiology ... #Diagnosis