21 results
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Acute Heart Failure ... failureJVD ... Examination #chf #cardiology ... #heartfailure # ... physicalexam #diagnosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... RHF #RightSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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biventeicular failure ... and other rarer causes ... #physicalexam # ... clinical #video #jvp ... #cardiology #neck
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
you evaluate her JVP ... There is an extra heart ... Causes = RV failure ... #PhysicalExam # ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... failure. ... Look for other signs ... of heart failure ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
cardiomyopathy, massive pulmonary ... failure. ... #PhysicalExam # ... Video #Clinical #JVP ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in a patient with suspected pulmonary embolism

 - Dr. David Juurlink
@DavidJuurlink

Kussmaul sign is a
with suspected pulmonary ... inspiration, or a failure ... some forms of heart ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided Heart ... Failure - Differential ... CHF #LeftSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential ... #causes
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
Kussmaul's #sign ... fall of mean #JVP ... , severe right heart ... #Kussmauls #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #cardiology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
College of Cardiology ... show symptoms or signs ... of heart failure ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure