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Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Pericarditis ... you evaluate her JVP ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... percarditis - ... pericarditis, severe ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
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Differential Diagnosis ... pneumothorax • Constrictive ... pericarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Constrictive Pericarditis ... 100/82, HR 74, JVP ... pedal edema, and clear ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... pericarditis
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Most likely diagnosis ... the underlying cause ... + XRT tattoo = constrictive ... pericarditis 2/ ... #PhysicalExam #
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Typically the JVP ... associated with constrictive ... pericarditis. ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... #differential #causes
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... - Cardiac >> Constrictive ... pericarditis, Pericardial ... crackles, elevated JVP ... #Diagnosis #Management
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 ... No constriction! ... and other rarer causes ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... clinical #video #jvp
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Hypovolemic shock ... • Constrictive ... Pericarditis ... #Algorithm #causes
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
“cannon waves” caused ... systole): ↑ in constrictive ... pericarditis (CP ... pericarditis and ... Interpretation #Diagnosis