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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... - Prominent x descent ... myxoma - Rapid y descent ... defect - Absent y descent ... Waveforms #JVP #Differential
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Variability & Decelerations - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Minimal/Absent Variability
Decelerations - Differential ... • Rapid fetal descent ... FetalHeartRate #Tracing #Differential
Corneal edema with Descemet's folds; The folds can be visualized as dark, deep-appearing, criss-cross lines in
Corneal edema with Descemet's ... posterior stroma and Descemet's ... cornea #edema #descemet
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Common European descent ... bile ducts Differential
Cornea Anatomy
#Anatomy #Ophthalmology #Corneal #Bowmans #Descemets #Membrane
Corneal #Bowmans #Descemets
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
• x descent - ... • x descent - ... overcomes the descent ... • y descent - ... Thus the y descent
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP) Algorithm
Outward Wave / Peak
 • With Every Beat
Concordant with S1 - X-Descent ... Discordant with S1 - Y-Descent
Campbell’s sign or Tracheal Descent in Longstanding COPD

Patients with longstanding COPD may show downward displacement of
sign or Tracheal Descent ... sign #Tracheal #Descent
Tracheal Descent Sign

Paradoxical inward movement of the trachea during inspiration. Seen in this COPD patient in
Tracheal Descent ... #Tracheal #Descent
Causes of Constipation in Adults
Most common
 - Inadequate fiber or fluid intake
 - Poor bowel habits
Systemic
syndrome - Perineal descent ... Constipation #Causes #Differential