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Internal Jugular Vein Anatomy on JVP Examination
Where can I find the IJ?
- Look where SCM attaches
- Look where SCM ... lays on top of SCM ... is Medial to IJ/SCM
43 yo M w L ant neck swelling, pain, fever x 2 d. Got the Dx?

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Infectious
Infectious SCM myositis ... Thick-walled IJ, Enlarged SCM ... #POCUS #Neck #SCM
Jugular Venous Pulse - POLICE Mnemonic - How to tell JVP from carotid pulse
P - Palpation:
: b/t heads of SCM
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
abscess between SCM ... process & under SCM
Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
Positive: JVP > 3cm ... sustained JVP > 4cm
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
• Metastatic: SCC ... Lipoma, Cyst BCM
Sickle Cell Disease and the Eye 

Ocular Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease

 - Hyphema is Dangerous
is Dangerous in SCD ... sickling - SCD ... eye exams - SC
Systemic Sclerosis Associated Autoantibodies
Anti-topoisomerase I (anti-Sc170): Diffuse skin disease, Pulmonary fibrosis
Anti-centromere: Limited skin disease (~93-95%), Pulmonary
fibrosis Anti-PM-Sc1 ... males, Overlap BCM
Cardiac Auscultation Maneuvers for Murmurs
Maneuvers result in INCREASED murmur:
 • Inspiration - Right-sided
 • Valsalva -
• Valsalva - HCM ... Squat to stand - HCM ... Stand to squat - HCM ... Leg elevation - HCM ... • Handgrip - HCM
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
- Wound < 1cm ... - Wound 1-10 cm ... - Wound > 10 cm