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Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... #PhysicalExam # ... Video #Clinical ... #Neck #JVP #Jugular
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
on Neck Examination ... Most likely diagnosis ... the underlying cause ... = constrictive pericarditis ... #JVP #PhysicalExam
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
on Neck Physical ... with constrictive pericarditis ... cardiomyopathy, massive pulmonary ... #PhysicalExam # ... Video #Clinical
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 ... #physicalexam # ... clinical #video ... jvp #cardiology #neck
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Infarction and Pulmonary ... life-threatening causes ... pain, such as MI ... #Signs #Presentation ... comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... with constrictive pericarditis ... #physicalexam # ... #differential # ... causes
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... Case description ... mass and NO prior signs ... - **MSK rads ... Differential diagnosis
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Anemia, Arrhythmia, Pericarditis ... Valvular disease Head/Neck ... Diagnosis
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Respiratory: • Pulmonary ... • Constrictive Pericarditis ... #causes
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... by pulmonary HTN ... has Kussmaul's sign ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video