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Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... stenosis, and severe TR ... #Sign #physicalexam ... #differential #causes
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... Weakness, cramping, nausea ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... only if no clear cause ... line, stabilizes cardiac
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... treat the primary cause ... patients with CAD ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical