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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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No constriction! ... DDx includes constriction ... cardiomyopathy, severe TR ... and other rarer causes ... #Sign #physicalexam
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
associated with constrictive ... infarction, massive PE, tricuspid ... stenosis, and severe TR ... #Sign #physicalexam ... #differential #causes
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... in Constrictive ... Causes = RV failure ... ), and tricuspid ... #Sign #PhysicalExam