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Arterial Lines & Waveforms
Arterial lines permit continuous invasive blood pressure measurement, frequent arterial blood sampling, and
pressure measurement, frequent ... working properly • Normal ... intrathoracic pressure and causes ... - Nick Mark ... #artlines #diagnosis
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
females Differential Diagnosis ... Ill Palsy - abnormal ... dissociation • Other causes ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
hemoglobin in arterial ... blood loss) or abnormal ... Nick Mark MD @nickmmark ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pathophysiology
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
month following neck ... consistent with a diagnosis ... experience, the cause ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam #
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... punctuated by frequent ... Causes include ... Abnormalities #Abnormal ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... by bacterial infections ... reflux • Head and neck ... TMJ • Head, neck ... #differential #diagnosis
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... posterior ciliary arteries ... efficacy of GCs Abnormal ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular - Arterial ... Blood flow in normal ... of the Head and Neck ... #Algorithm #Causes
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
areas, such as the neck ... Causes of exacerbation ... - What causes exacerbation ... - Is growth normal ... peds #pediatrics #diagnosis
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
determine the cause ... • Normal veins ... only veins of neck ... #Blood #Flow #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #hepatology