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Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Both can decrease ... In CHF, decreases ... In COPD, decreases ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #criticalcare #management
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Pathogenesis and clinical ... test • + Tinel sign ... Weak pinch • Decreased ... • + Froment's sign ... + Wartenbergs sign
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Factors (GF's) • Decrease ... Osteocytes • Increase ... Bone Resorption, Decreased ... pathophysiology #signs
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Diagnosis and Management ... Check other vital signs ... crystalloids) - Decrease ... anaesthetic - Increase ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Muehrcke's Lines (Leukonychia striata)
Narrow while transverse lines (Not depressed, compared to Beau's lines). Usually 2 or
Seen in states of decreased ... protein synthesis or increase ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Photo #Sign
The Chvostek sign (/ˈkvɒstɪk/) is a clinical sign of existing nerve hyperexcitability (tetany) seen in hypocalcemia.It
The Chvostek sign ... ˈkvɒstɪk/) is a clinical ... sign of existing ... , which causes decreased ... PhysicalExam #Video #Clinical
Kussmaul's sign - JVP

This patient has Kussmaul's sign, an increase in apparent JVP/CVP with inspiration. While
Kussmaul's sign ... has Kussmaul's sign ... , an increase in ... #Kussmauls #Sign ... PhysicalExam #Video #Clinical
Hoover's sign on Physical Exam
Paradoxical retraction of the lower intercostal spaces on inspiration
Pulmonary hyperinflation → flattening
Hoover's sign on ... flattened diaphragm decreases ... Jcortesizaguirr #Hoovers #sign ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs ... , Symptoms and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... AL) - Kussmaul sign ... Diagnosis #Stages #Management
The diagonal crease in the lobe of the ear (Frank's sign) is a sign theoretically related
The diagonal crease ... the ear (Frank's sign ... ) is a sign theoretically ... could be useful in clinical ... #Earlobe #Clinical