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Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
presents with dyspnea ... Most likely diagnosis ... the skin (middle chest ... the underlying cause ... #Cardiology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
, pleuritic chest ... inflammation tends to cause ... disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
blue marks on her chest ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... #Clinical #Neck ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... walking uphill - Dyspnea ... infiltrates on chest ... hypertension, dyspnea
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... by pulmonary HTN ... has Kussmaul's sign ... presents with dyspnea ... Giant #PHTN #JVP #Neck
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... Loss of weight • Chest ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... teaching case: ... POCUS - What’s the diagnosis ... #clinical #video ... #Lung
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
disease, pleuritic chest ... of dyspnea and ... Occasional sighs ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... periphery of the lung ... may aid in the diagnosis ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest