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Abnormal pulsation in the neck in the setting of Aortic Coarctation

10 yo male,  his father
pulsation in the neck ... pulsation in the neck ... absent femoral pulses ... #Pulsation #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential ... aneurysm • Aortic coarctation ... Hypovolemic shock • Constrictive ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

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

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No constriction! ... and other rarer causes ... #physicalexam # ... 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
in Constrictive ... Causes = RV failure ... #PhysicalExam # ... Video #Clinical #Neck ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
on Neck Examination ... the underlying cause ... + XRT tattoo = constrictive ... #JVP #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... associated with constrictive ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... causes
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
to diagnose the case ... excludes other differentials ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
is also a late sign ... The femoral pulses ... Their pulse pressure ... - reduced in coarctation ... Newborn #Infant #PhysicalExam