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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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What’s the diagnosis ... and other rarer causes ... clinical #video #jvp ... #cardiology #neck ... #jugular
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
pressure - Normal Jugular ... pressure - Normal/low ... Serum albumin - Low ... Syndrome #Nephritic #Comparison ... Table #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
you evaluate her JVP ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... Video #Clinical #Neck ... #JVP #Jugular #
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
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Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Low ... anions • Renal tubular ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Classification
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Differential Diagnosis ... excess - Renal tubular ... #Low #Potassium ... #Table #Classification ... #Causes
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Anomaly • Blood flow ... Shunt • High Jugular ... of the Head and Neck ... #Algorithm #Causes
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Shock Classification ... Pathophysiology Comparison ... caused by a massive ... Depends on the cause ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Transient renal tubular ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Low #Magnesium ... #Table #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Hypovolemic Shock - Low ... EmmGeezee #Shock #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Direction of Blood Flow ... determine the cause ... only veins of neck ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #obstruction #comparison