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Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
blue marks on her chest ... Causes = RV failure ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Video #Clinical #Neck ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Friedreich's Sign on Neck ... the skin (middle chest ... the underlying cause ... #JVP #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... the tube as it passes ... Technique Nick ... Checklist #Procedure #Management ... #CriticalCare #
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Using these steps ... Breathing • Check chest ... , 12-lead ECG, chest ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
to diagnose the case ... excludes other differentials ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... presenting with chest ... Pulse deficit/differential ... reduce aortic wall stress ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Causes include: ... balance • Flat neck ... Acute respiratory distress ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... • ↑ Mechanical stress ... pulmonary apices caused ... by a rigid chest ... lung #diseases #differential
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Pulmonary teaching case ... Bacteria: Staph, Strep ... control) - in some cases ... is required Nick ... #PhysicalExam #