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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 ... biventeicular failure ... and other rarer causes ... #Sign #physicalexam ... #clinical #video
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Kidney Injury ( ... perfusion: • Cardiac failure ... #Kidney #Injury ... Prerenal #Postrenal #Failure
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... evaluate her JVP (video ... Causes = RV failure ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... Dehydration • Heart failure ... syndrome) • Liver failure ... tubular necrosis (causes ... #Kidney #Injury
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Acute Kidney Injury ... HEMODYNAMIC • Cardiac failure ... Tubular Injury/ ... NephroP #AKI #causes
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diuretics if heart failure ... treating underlying cause ... appropriate) #Acute ... #Kidney #Injury
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
inflammatory lung injury ... overload with heart failure ... the underlying cause ... ARDS #Summary #CheatSheet ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... , such as: - Acute ... kidney injury ( ... chronic renal failure ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
An acute rise or ... papilledema, heart failure ... disturbance, or acute ... kidney injury). ... disease: CKD, acute
Pitting Edema on Physical Exam

Edema occurs when fluid that accumulates in tissues leads to swelling. When
-Causes may include ... insufficiency, heart failure ... , kidney problems ... Pitting #Edema #PhysicalExam ... Pedal #Clinical #Video