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Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

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

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Kussmaul's Sign ... What’s the diagnosis ... and other rarer causes ... jvp #cardiology #neck ... #jugular
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... Video #Clinical #Neck ... #JVP #Jugular #
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations

What eponymous respiratory pattern do you observe in this patient? What eponymous jugular venous pulse
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations ... What eponymous jugular ... Cheyne-Stokes respirations ... , caused by HF ( ... during inspiration (Kussmaul's
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Kussmaul's Sign ... Friedreich's Sign on Neck ... Most likely diagnosis ... the underlying cause ... #Friedreichs #Neck
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Shunt • High Jugular ... Bulb • Glomus Jugulare ... of the Head and Neck ... #Algorithm #Causes
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
pressure - Normal Jugular ... Red blood cell casts ... pressure - Raised Jugular ... Red blood cell casts ... #Diagnosis
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute ... Renal causes of ... supply; glomerular, tubular ... #Diagnosis #AKI ... #Sites #Nephrology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Distal Renal Tubular ... much easier to diagnosis ... Type1 #Distal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Nephrology ... #Causes #Differential
Typical Clinical Features of DKA:
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Acetone breath 
 - Tachycardia 
 - Soft Bp
mental status - Kussmaul ... respirations ... - Nausea/vomifing ... - Polyuria #Diagnosis
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... hypokalemia • Renal tubular ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #potassium