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Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation on JVP Examination

What information about the patient do we get from this #JVP
/ neck vein exam ... Right-sided filling ... structural heart disease ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Causes of Bradykinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Parkinson's Disease (TRAP):
• Resting Tremor
• Cogwheel Rigidity
• Akinesia/Bradykinesia
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Parkinson's Disease ... (TRAP): • Resting ... Bradykinesia • Falling ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... Hearing Loss ... include a: • Neurologic ... • Head and neck ... #Diagnosis #otology
Kussmaul's sign in a patient with suspected pulmonary embolism

 - Dr. David Juurlink
@DavidJuurlink

Kussmaul sign is a
forms of heart disease ... right ventricular filling ... Kussmauls #Signs #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Neck ... #JVP #Cardiology
Wing-Beating Tremor in Wilson's Disease

It is a low-frequency, high-amplitude tremor, prominent when the patient's arms are
Wing-Beating Tremor ... duration of posture holding ... #Wing #Beating # ... #video #neurology ... #physicalexam
Romberg's Test for Proprioception
History: First described in the 19th century in patients with tabes dorsalis (later
with syphilis) Meaning ... Proprioceptive loss ... Rombergs #Test #neurology ... #diagnosis #proprioception ... #physicalexam
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-weight bearing ... - Giant cell tumor ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Fever, headache, neck ... Demyelinating disease ... #differential #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 ... Vfib/Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... myoclonic movements, tremors ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose ... #diagnosis