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Quincke's Pulse in Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Little physical exam finding for the end of the week! Quinke’s
in Severe Aortic ... chronic severe ... pressure, and rapid arterial ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Arterial Lines - Abnormal Arterial Waveforms:
 - Underdampened: Falsely High BP - Adjust monitor filter settings
Arterial Lines - ... Low Amplitude Pulse ... & Late Peak - Severe ... lines #waveforms #diagnosis ... #criticalcare
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Stroke Volume / Arterial ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... conditions) • Severe ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... - Differential Diagnosis ... less compliant arteries ... disorders: - aortic ... #causes #cardiology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Intra-Aortic Balloon ... placed through an arterial ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #criticalcare
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... with afibb) • Pulse ... • Moderate or severe ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... block, annular or aortic ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... #management #cardiology
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... of the afferent arteriole ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology