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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Heart failure - CAD ... Pericardium: - Constrictive ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... - Pulmonary HTN
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
could pinpoint the cause ... has pericardial effusion ... with similar peri effusion ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... and other rarer causes ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... #clinical #video ... #jvp #cardiology
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... the underlying diagnosis ... #JVP #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tamponade • Constrictive ... Sinus Syndrome (SA ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Most likely diagnosis ... the underlying cause ... + XRT tattoo = constrictive ... Friedreichs #Neck #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
pulmonic stenosis and pHTN ... “cannon waves” caused ... systole): c-v wave fusion ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... time for coronary perfusion ... patients with CAD ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... time for coronary perfusion ... patients with CAD ... #diagnosis #management ... l#foamed #algorithm