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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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What’s the diagnosis ... and other rarer causes ... clinical #video #jvp ... #cardiology #neck ... #jugular
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
you evaluate her JVP ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... #Jugular #Constrictive ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
venous wave caused ... IJ vein seen on POCUS ... and S-reversal ... #PhysicalExam #Cardiology ... #JVP
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Abnormal Jugular ... - Differential Diagnosis ... pericarditis, severe ... #Waveforms #JVP ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
100/82, HR 74, JVP ... mild diastolic reversal ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Typically the JVP ... associated with constrictive ... stenosis, and severe ... #cardiology #differential ... #causes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
auscultation, JVD ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... icu #clinical #pharmacology