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Auscultation of Split S2 - Differential Diagnosis
 • Normal or physiologic
 • Wide, fixed splitting -Atrial
Auscultation of Split S2 ... - Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy #Split #S2 ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis ... or diminished S2 ... Aortic #Stenosis #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism - Signs and Symptoms
Most Common Presenting SYMPTOMS 
 - Dyspnea at rest or with
pulmonic component of S2 ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Pudendal Neuralgia
• Pudendal nerve arises from S2-S4 roots and innervates perineal structures
• Nerve is prone to
nerve arises from S2 ... block can help diagnose ... • Important to diagnose ... arriving at correct diagnosis ... Pudendal #Neuralgia #Diagnosis
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
heart sound after S2 ... the underlying diagnosis
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
Diabetes Mellitus 1 S2 ... Anticoagulation #AFib #Diagnosis
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
Diabetes mellitus S2 ... AFib #CHADS2VASc #Diagnosis
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
persistently split S2 ... the underlying diagnosis
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Ankle Jerk Reflex S2 ... #differential #diagnosis
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
fixed splitting of S2 ... regurgitation) Diagnosis ... defects • Confirm diagnosis ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis