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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... - Differential Diagnosis ... atrial myxoma, pulmonary ... #PhysicalExam # ... cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
to diagnose the ... case as Typical ... Hussainch #Cannon #Awaves ... #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... by pulmonary HTN ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A large venous wave, or Giant V wave, is visible in
, or Giant V wave ... It is caused by ... Regurgitation #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

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

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

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Neck #JVP #Jugular ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... show blooming on gradient-echo ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Gradient, TPG, ... Gradient, DPG) ... mortality in inferior MI ... artery #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... heart is pounding, racing ... • Rapid and regular ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Patient has t-wave ... seen in 34% of cases ... Electrocardiogram #clinical #cardiology