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Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
Waves in AVNRT on Neck ... shortness of breath ,fever ... shown , what’s the diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... JVP #Cardiology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
- Radiation to neck ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... findings - Age - Risk ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Friedreich's Sign on Neck ... Most likely diagnosis ... Kussmaul's (JVP rise ... #JVP #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
the underlying diagnosis ... the paradoxical rise ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Video #Clinical #Neck ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
An abrupt rise in ... are enough to diagnose ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... in the chest or neck ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Electrolyte imbalance • Fever ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Irregular wide-complex tachycardia ... cardiovascular risk ... Testing: • TSH level ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Tuberculous Pericarditis- On examination, the patient’s neck veins were distended, and heart sounds were muffled. An
the patient’s neck ... electrocardiogram showed sinus tachycardia ... adenosine deaminase level ... A diagnosis of tuberculous ... NEJM #clinical #radiology
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Headache x1 mo, +neck ... Diagnosis? ... CSF glucose level ... the CSF protein level ... Brain #clinical #radiology