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Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
of re-expansion pulmonary ... elastance - Nick ... Pleural #Manometry #diagnosis ... #management #pulmonary ... #differential #
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
- Differential ... Diagnosis Physiologic ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #Differential # ... #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck ... Normally, venous pressure ... cardiomyopathy, massive pulmonary ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Veins #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Peptic Ulcer ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
/2 vasculitis, ulcers ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... crescents) • IF staining ... crescentic GN by Nick ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Diagnosis - Absent ... atrial myxoma, pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... balance • Flat neck ... #edema #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
abrupt rise in RA pressure ... are enough to diagnose ... excludes other differentials ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Long-standing ... Repeatedly normal blood pressure ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology