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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 ... No constriction! ... DDx includes constriction ... and other rarer causes ... of right-sided HF
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... in Constrictive ... Kussmaul's sign ... Causes = RV failure ... restrictive CM, constrictive
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... associated with constrictive ... #differential #causes
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Kussmaul's Sign ... the underlying cause ... Kussmaul's (JVP ... + XRT tattoo = constrictive ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Kussmauls
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
Kussmaul's #sign ... Commonest cause ... Constriction, restrictive ... SVC obstruction cause ... #Kussmauls #PhysicalExam
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pericardial Constriction ... #CHF #LeftSided ... #causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tamponade* • Constriction ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Lung Ultrasound in COVID 19 symptoms and a history of heart failure

FAMUS @FAMUSultrasound

#Lung #Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS
Lung Ultrasound ... FAMUSultrasound #Lung #Ultrasound ... COVID19 #POCUS #CHF ... #Comparison #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tamponade* • CHF ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... heart failure • Constrictive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes