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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
atrial myxoma, pulmonary ... , severe right heart ... failure, tricuspid ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology ... #McConnells #sign
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
failure. ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... Look for other signs ... of heart failure ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
and McConnell sign ... arrows) parasternal short ... view E. 60/60 sign ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Failure - Differential ... out Left-Sided Heart ... Stenosis • Tricuspid ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... /w acute right heart ... concerning for Pulmonary ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
There is an extra heart ... Causes = RV failure ... this case), and tricuspid ... #PhysicalExam # ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
failure syndrome ... cardiomyopathy, massive pulmonary ... failure. ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
Right Sided Failure ... in torrential tricuspid ... Carcinoid #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
failure: - Hyperthyroidism ... Failure • Infective ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Regurgitation) • Tricuspid ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology