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Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... - Differential Diagnosis ... sign include restrictive ... cardiomyopathy, ... diagnosis #cardiology #differential
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
Kussmaul's #sign ... Constriction, restrictive ... cardiomyopathy, ... masses and even SVC ... #Kussmauls #PhysicalExam
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Descents, Rales,+S4 ... Catheterization Etiology of Restrictive ... karanpdesai #Restrictive ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential
Blood Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram (a4c)
Smoking symbol = Blood stasis without mitral stenosis
Other causes Restrictive
Echocardiogram (a4c ... Other causes Restrictive ... cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
JVP 15 cm ASA, Kussmaul's ... pedal edema, and clear ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber View

RCM is a disease of diastole —> severe
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... jimmy_nardel #Restrictive ... #Cardiomyopathy ... echocardiogram #cardiology #a4c
Apical Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

LV apical wall motion abnormality on this 4-chamber view.
Differential should
Differential should ... infarct vs Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ... clinical #cardiology #a4c