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Grades of Pitting Edema

 0+ No pitting edema 
 1+ Mild pitting edema. 2 mm depression
that disappears rapidly ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Quincke's Pulse in Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Little physical exam finding for the end of the week! Quinke’s
pressure, and rapid ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... atrial myxoma - Rapid ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
the underlying diagnosis ... The rapid Y descent ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
tracing plus regular rapid ... are enough to diagnose ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Rapid Shallow Breathing ... (Tachypnea) Rapid ... Rapid Deep Breathing ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Patient underwent a diagnostic ... proptosis that occurs rapidly ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... arthritis - Rapid ... #differential #diagnosis ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... : • Bobbing: Rapid ... movement followed by rapid ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Diltiazem IV • Rapid ... onset and rapidly ... Esmolol (IV) • Rapid ... onset and rapidly