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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... Pericardium • Constrictive ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... diastolic septal shudder ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Respiratory: • Pulmonary ... Tamponade • Constrictive ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #causes
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
Kussmaul's Sign ... venous pressure should ... associated with constrictive ... cardiomyopathy, massive pulmonary ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
towards patient's L shoulder ... tilted towards R shoulder ... heart strain (pulmonary ... echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #labeled
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Kussmaul's Sign ... small blue-colored spot ... the underlying cause ... + XRT tattoo = constrictive ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Septal Shudder, tubular LV (bullet shaped), D Cruz sign(abnormal angle between post wall
Constrictive Pericarditis ... Echocardiogram Septal Shudder ... shaped), D Cruz sign ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... segments and T waves should ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... voltage Other Causes ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX
Here’s a recent case that demonstrates two of the
Acute Pulmonary ... Here’s a recent case ... henneberry_ryan #Pulmonary ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology ... #DSign
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology