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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 ... Sign #physicalexam ... #clinical #video ... #jvp #cardiology
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Wellen's Syndrome ... specific for a critical ... presentation • Normal ... Classification #Types #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... Specific for critical ... Serial EKGS in pts ... #Wellens #Sign # ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Wellens Syndrome on EKG
Associated with a critical stenosis of the proximal LAD, suggestive of impending infarction
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Wellens Syndrome ... with a critical ... recent angina - Abnormal ... #ecg #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #diagnosis
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Management Clinical ... bruising (AL) - Kussmaul ... - normal BP (despite ... hx HTN) EKG Findings ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Kussmaul's Sign ... Most likely diagnosis ... small blue-colored spot ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
because she also has Kussmaul's ... sign, causing the ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
EKG of the same ... are enough to diagnose ... #Cannon #Awaves ... #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
/Fibrillary = afib ... V1 (Invert III normal ... de pointes • Short ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
characterized by an abnormal ... , short PR, and ... QRS interval on EKG ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #Clinical #Diagnosis