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Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
(video). ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... #Clinical #Neck ... #JVP #Jugular #
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 ... physicalexam #clinical #video ... #jvp #cardiology ... #neck #jugular
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Treating ARDS - Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... ratio < 300 Nick ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure, acute ... findings based on cause ... anaphylaxis, release syndrome ... table #comparison #criticalcare
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... the underlying cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... - Distended neck ... - Pulmonary >> Acute ... crackles, elevated JVP ... #criticalcare #
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... paradoxus • Beck ... hypotension, increased jugular ... Hyperuricemia • Acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Neck: “dropping ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... aspiration and acute ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
circuit and can cause ... POST-CANNULATION SYNDROME ... Troubleshooting #problems #diagnosis ... #differential #management ... #criticalcare