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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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Kussmaul's Sign ... with + Kussmaul sign ... cardiomyopathy, severe TR ... #physicalexam # ... jvp #cardiology #neck
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation on JVP Examination

What information about the patient do we get from this #JVP
from this #JVP / neck ... Regurgitation #TR ... #Lancisis #Sign ... #JVP #PhysicalExam
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Algorithm and Differential ... clinical context and signs ... myoglobin • Myeloma ... cardiac imaging #Acute
De Musset's sign of venous origin - Lateral Head Bob (Heart rate ~130 bpm.)

De Musset's of
De Musset's sign ... pulsation in the neck ... fusion) of severe TR ... origin" Severe TR ... #PhysicalExam #
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericarditis, CAD ... Valvular disease Head/Neck ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Lancisi's Sign (Tricuspid Regurgitation) in a patient with Atrial Fibrillation

If you went to med school before
Lancisi's Sign ( ... permanent AF, severe TR ... #Lancisis #Sign ... #Fibrillation #Neck ... #Video #AFib #PhysicalExam
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
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Facial Swelling - Differential ... Contact dermatitis (CD ... of the head and neck ... Post-radiotherapy states • Acute ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... - Differential Diagnosis ... stenosis, and severe TR ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis #cardiology #differential
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
excludes other differentials ... ’s called Frog sign ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... JVP #Cardiology #Neck ... #Frog #Sign
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
: Proximal • CK ... heliotrope, shawl sign ... : Proximal • CK ... Myositis • Onset: Acute ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential