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Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
the underlying diagnosis ... the paradoxical rise ... Causes = RV failure ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Neck #JVP #Jugular
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Friedreich's Sign on Neck ... Most likely diagnosis ... the underlying cause ... rise w inspiration ... #JVP #PhysicalExam
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
An abrupt rise in ... are enough to diagnose ... excludes other differentials ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Lung Abscess Differential ... #causes #management ... #treatment #diagnosis
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Temperature rise ... axillae and anterior neck ... , invasive BP, CVP ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #treatment
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
tube against the neck ... re-insertion due to risk ... This can cause life-threatening ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #differential #