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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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Kussmaul's Sign ... What’s the diagnosis ... sign! ... sign can be seen ... #Sign #physicalexam
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Kussmaul's sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... Causes = RV failure ... as Friedreich’s sign ... #Sign #PhysicalExam
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Kussmaul's Sign ... and Friedreich's Sign ... Most likely diagnosis ... Kussmaul's (JVP ... #Sign #Friedreichs
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... because she also has Kussmaul's ... sign, causing the ... have elevated JVP ... the underlying diagnosis
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
are enough to diagnose ... excludes other differentials ... ’s called Frog sign ... #Cardiology #Neck ... #Frog #Sign
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Patient was referred to cardiology for evaluation of dyspnea. JVP was enough to
JVP was enough to ... diagnose CP, prominent ... y descent and Kussmaul ... ’s sign were there ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
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 ... 15 cm ASA, Kussmaul's ... sign, marked pedal ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis
Pickelhaube Sign on Echocardiogram
Pickelhaube sign may be seen in mitral valve prolapse (MVP): High velocity (≥
Pickelhaube Sign ... Echocardiogram Pickelhaube sign ... #Pickelhaube #Sign ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #diagnosis