Colin Blumenthal, MD MS Profile picture
@OhioState @CWRUSOM @OslerResidency graduate | @PennCardiology fellow | @Cardionerds house faculty and former chief for #HouseJones | Thoughts are my own
Oct 25, 2020 13 tweets 7 min read
1/13
Amazing pizza, barista level coffee, and a case involving SOB and a new pericardial effusion! Hard not to get palpitations from this amazing #CNCR by @UHCardsFellows

Episode here: cardionerds.com/72-case-report…

Here’s a brief re-cap with some of the 💯 learning Image 2/
Mid 70s F p/w subacute onset SOB. PMHx of recurrent metastatic breast cancer s/p mastectomy, chemo/radiation. On exam, tachy, muffled heart sounds, JVD, BLE edema, and +Kussmaul's sign

Let's start with some physical exam teaching! What is Kussmaul's sign and what causes it?🤔