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Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
That’s called Frog ... sign! ... #PhysicalExam #JVP ... #Cardiology #Neck ... #Frog #Sign
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
in Constrictive Pericarditis ... you evaluate her JVP ... this case), and tricuspid ... #Jugular #Constrictive ... #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Typically the JVP ... sucks in" blood from ... with constrictive pericarditis ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... physicalexam #diagnosis #cardiology