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Pulsating Neck AV Fistula on Physical Exam
40 year old female patient, prior history of CKD on
Pulsating Neck AV ... Fistula on Physical ... prior history of CKD ... denied any prior neck ... #AVFistula #PhysicalExam
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... myxoma, pulmonary ... myxoma - Rapid ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Meningitis History: • Triad ... #Meningitis #diagnosis ... #testing #physicalexam ... #Specificity #diagnosis
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
a patient with Atrial ... permanent AF, severe TR ... Regurgitation #Atrial ... #Fibrillation #Neck ... #Video #AFib #PhysicalExam
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arteriovenous fistula ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... Worse outcomes in CKD
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 ... cardiomyopathy, severe TR ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... jvp #cardiology #neck
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Contact dermatitis (CD ... of the head and neck ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... are enough to diagnose ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... JVP #Cardiology #Neck
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... definitive guide to diagnosis ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
family history, PCKD ... pain involving neck ... symptoms in non-arterial ... postpartum #Diagnosis