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Kussmaul's Sign in Constrictive Pericarditis on Physical Exam

- Susan Joseph MD @SusanJosephMD

#Kussmauls #Sign #Pericarditis #physicalexam #clinical
Kussmaul's Sign ... in Constrictive ... #Pericarditis #physicalexam ... clinical #video #jvp #cardiology ... #neck #jugular
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

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

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No constriction! ... DDx includes constriction ... #Sign #physicalexam ... clinical #video #jvp #cardiology ... #neck #jugular
Jugular Venous Pressure Waveform Patterns
A. Tricuspid Regurgitation
B. Tricuspid Stenosis
C. Constrictive Pericarditis
D. Atrial Septal Defect
E. Atrial Fibrillation
F.
Jugular Venous Pressure ... Waveform Patterns ... Tricuspid Stenosis ... Constrictive Pericarditis ... Patterns #JVP #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... Venous Pressure Waveforms ... #Waveforms #JVP ... Differential #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... this case), and tricuspid ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Neck #JVP #Jugular ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
Kussmaul's Sign ... lack of fall) of jugular ... associated with constrictive ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... associated with constrictive ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform ... bulging of the tricuspid ... #Waves #Jugular ... #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation demonstrated in the Cephalic Vein

Patient with severe pulmonary hypertension and severe tricuspid regurgitation.
Severe Tricuspid ... Jugular vein pulsation ... pathology such as Kussmaul's ... #CephalicVein #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology #Clinical