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Kussmaul's sign - JVP

This patient has Kussmaul's sign, an increase in apparent JVP/CVP with inspiration. While
Kussmaul's sign - JVP ... with constrictive pericarditis ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical ... #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
fibrillation, sinus tachycardia ... atrioventricular block ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... Differential #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign in Constrictive Pericarditis on Physical Exam

- Susan Joseph MD @SusanJosephMD

#Kussmauls #Sign #Pericarditis #physicalexam #clinical
in Constrictive Pericarditis ... Kussmauls #Sign #Pericarditis ... #physicalexam # ... clinical #video ... #jvp #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
in Constrictive Pericarditis ... extra sound is a pericardial ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical ... #Cardiology
Pericardial Effusion on EKG
 • Electrical alternans
 • Low voltage
 • Sinus tachycardia (suggests possibility of
Pericardial Effusion ... voltage • Sinus tachycardia ... Effusion #EKG #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
strain showing tachycardia ... bundle branch block ... in V1 - V4 #Clinical ... #criticalcare #cardiology ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Pericarditis: PR ... atrial injury from pericardial ... includes ACS vs pericarditis ... #leadAVR #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #differential #cardiology
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
dissociation: 3rd deg AV block ... and an atrial tachycardia ... #AWaves #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Canon A waves on Physical Examination

Associated with complete heart block. Notice the relatively slow HR. Echocardiography
complete heart block ... CanonA #Waves #Clinical ... #video #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology #JVP
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... • Chest pain, pericarditis ... Unexplained sinus tachycardia ... Dysrhythmia, heart block ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology