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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 ... #Kussmauls #Sign ... #Pericarditis # ... physicalexam #clinical ... #video #jvp #cardiology
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
D-Sign on Ultrasound ... (EI) = D2/D1 RV ... Overload “D Sign ... #Ultrasound #echocardiogram ... psax #diagnosis #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign - JVP

This patient has Kussmaul's sign, an increase in apparent JVP/CVP with inspiration. While
Kussmaul's sign ... with constrictive pericarditis ... pressure loaded RV ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
) - BRUGADA SIGN ... VASOSPASM - PERICARDITIS ... VENTRICULAR ANEURYSM - LVH ... SPIKED HELMET SIGN ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Causes of Pericarditis ... Bacterial: • Mycobacterium ... • Vasculitis Cardiac ... : • Post-cardiac ... Algorithm #Causes #Cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
in Constrictive Pericarditis ... Causes = RV failure ... , constrictive pericarditis ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
where there is RV ... with constrictive pericarditis ... cardiomyopathy, RV ... #physicalexam # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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• Chest pain, pericarditis ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Lincoln Sign in Aortic Regurgitation

Lincoln sign in AR, elevated foot bobs up and down with each
Lincoln Sign in ... Regurgitation Lincoln sign ... down with each cardiac ... Insufficiency #PhysicalExam ... Video #clinical #cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
, constrictive percarditis ... - Constrictive pericarditis ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology