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Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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Kussmaul's Sign ... Severe biventeicular ... TR, RV infarct, ... #Sign #physicalexam ... #neck #jugular
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation demonstrated in the Cephalic Vein

Patient with severe pulmonary hypertension and severe tricuspid regurgitation.
Severe Tricuspid ... pulmonary hypertension ... and severe tricuspid ... Jugular vein pulsation ... #Severe #TR #Wrist
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... stenosis, and severe ... TR ... #Sign #physicalexam
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... You notice several ... Kussmaul's sign ... this case), and tricuspid ... #Sign #PhysicalExam
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... atrial myxoma, pulmonary ... pericarditis, severe ... Differential #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology