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Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation on JVP Examination

What information about the patient do we get from this #JVP
Severe Tricuspid ... Cardiac rhythm? ... Regurgitation #TR ... #Lancisis #Sign ... #JVP #PhysicalExam
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 ... #physicalexam # ... #differential #causes
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... PPHTN • Peak tricuspid ... m/s • Other signs ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... only if no clear cause ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... Redistribution Treatments
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
rise is a late sign ... other, more common causes ... ❹ Call for MH treatment ... dantrolene and cardiac ... 30 mins, U&E, CK
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 ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment