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Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Jugular venous distension ... pain - PE will show ... paradoxus - ECG ... will show low voltage ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
Echocardiogram Windows ... view is described using ... Imaging Plane, e.g ... Two-chamber #Echocardiogram ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A large venous wave, or Giant V wave, is visible in
visible in the jugular ... tricuspid valve during ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video ... #Neck #Jugular ... #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

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

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increased blood volume during ... physicalexam #clinical #video ... #jvp #cardiology ... #neck #jugular
Lancisi’s Sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

A 60-year-old man presented with progressive dyspnea and weight gain. A
backwards into the jugular ... tricuspid valve during ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video ... #Neck #Jugular ... #JVP #Cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... simultaneously at regular ... EKG of the same ... This tracing plus regular ... PhysicalExam #JVP #Cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
rapidly over a short ... 3 NSTEMI - During ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... assessment in Syncope ... syndrome – look for a short ... there is also a short ... #Cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... 1) Rate - Regular ... de pointes • Short ... Interpretation #ECG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
parameters in the assessment ... late diastolic (during ... arrows) parasternal short ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #Cardiology