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Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
in Constrictive ... Causes = RV failure ... #PhysicalExam # ... Video #Clinical #Neck ... #Cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
to diagnose the case ... excludes other differentials ... #PhysicalExam # ... JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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No constriction! ... and other rarer causes ... #physicalexam # ... clinical #video #jvp ... #cardiology #neck
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... • Mitral/Aortic ... Tamponade • Constrictive ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #causes
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
on Neck Examination ... the underlying cause ... + XRT tattoo = constrictive ... #JVP #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Typically the JVP ... associated with constrictive ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... causes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment