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Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was visibly
Corrigan’s pulse ... severe aortic regurgitation ... #Corrigans #Pulse ... #PhysicalExam # ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs #Cardiology
Physical Exam - Quincke’s Pulse

The tips of the patient’s index finger and thumb as well as
patient’s index finger ... Corrigan’s pulse ... severe aortic regurgitation ... #PhysicalExam # ... AorticRegurgitation #Signs #Cardiology
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
a patient with Atrial ... nice to have ur finger ... Clinical #Video #AFib ... #PhysicalExam # ... Cardiology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform ... sound and carotid pulse ... • c wave - caused ... Waveforms #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
abberancy - N B Afib ... - Regular ( ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... pause 2º - Mobitz ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... collapse: • Aortic regurgitation ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... interval) • AFib ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Corrigan’s Pulse and Quincke’s Pulse- ...While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was
Corrigan’s Pulse ... patient’s index finger ... Corrigan’s pulse ... rapid fall in arterial ... #physicalexam
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
• Rapid and regular ... Severe mitral regurgitation ... Severe aortic regurgitation ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology