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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 ... Severe biventeicular ... cardiomyopathy, severe ... TR, RV infarct, ... #Sign #physicalexam
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation demonstrated in the Cephalic Vein

Patient with severe pulmonary hypertension and severe tricuspid regurgitation.
Severe Tricuspid ... Patient with severe ... pathology such as Kussmaul's ... #TR #Wrist #CephalicVein ... #PhysicalExam #
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... stenosis, and severe ... TR ... #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... You notice several ... the underlying diagnosis ... Kussmaul's sign ... #Sign #PhysicalExam
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... Transthyretin TTR ... → Mutant TTR → ... • Severe fatigue ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
with a normal echocardiogram ... deficiency via several ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
breathing has several ... Kussmaul breathing ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
for Workup of Fever ... • Consider: CK ... Neuroimaging • Echocardiogram ... FUO #Algorithm #Fever ... Origin #Workup #diagnosis