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Beau's Lines

Transverse depressed ridges seen in severe infection, MI, hypotension/shock, hypocalcemia, post-surgical, malnutrition and with certain
Beau's Lines ... #Beaus #Lines #Fingernails ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Photo ... #Sign
Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
Physical Exam 69 year ... s the clinical sign ... EMdoc14 #CannonA #AWaves ... #AVNRT #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Muehrcke's Lines (Leukonychia striata)
Narrow while transverse lines (Not depressed, compared to Beau's lines). Usually 2 or
depressed, compared to Beau's ... lines). ... #Fingernails #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
(A) Beau’s lines ... toxin or drug.1, 2 Beau ... sign of acute toxicity ... Ridges #Clinical #PhysicalExam ... #Photo
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
excludes other differentials ... Hussainch #Cannon #Awaves ... #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Approach to ECGs - VT vs. SVT - Wide Tachycardias
DDx = VT vs. SVT with BBB
All
rates) - Capture beats ... - Fusion beats ... - Brugada's sign ... - Josephson's sign ... Versus #ecg #ekg #cardiology
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
Lancisi's sign in ... jugular venous wave ... rhythm (initial 3 beats ... Regurgitation #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology #Neck
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... Pericarditis A 50-year-old ... on her chest (photo ... #PhysicalExam # ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... Look for other signs ... flow, Kerley B-lines ... infection, ARDS, near-drowning ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... - hyperacute T waves ... below isoelectric line ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential