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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 ... failure with + Kussmaul ... SusanJosephMD Kussmaul's ... right-sided HF #Kussmauls
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... finding is called Kussmaul's ... Kussmaul's sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... stenosis, and severe TR
Table of Breathing Patterns and Their Associated Conditions
Apnea
Biot's respirations
Bradypnea
Cheyne-Stokes respirations	
Hyperpnea
Hyperventilation
Hypoventilation
Kussmaul respirations
Orthopnea
Paradoxic ventilation
Sighing respirations
Tachypnea
Hoover's sign

#Breathing #Patterns #Diagnosis
Table of Breathing ... Hypoventilation Kussmaul ... Tachypnea Hoover's sign ... #Breathing # ... Patterns #Diagnosis
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
of Pathologic Breathing ... Biot's respiration aka ... Neuron damage Kussmaul ... breathing: - Metabolic ... Respiratory #pulmonary #diagnosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Ketoacidosis (DKA ... Treating DKA: 1) ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... dehydration) • Kussmaul ... respiration (deep, fast breathing
Typical Clinical Features of DKA:
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Acetone breath 
 - Tachycardia 
 - Soft Bp
Clinical Features of DKA ... mental status - Kussmaul ... - Polyuria #Diagnosis ... #Ketoacidosis #DKA ... #Symptoms #Signs
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
JVP 15 cm ASA, Kussmaul's ... sign, marked pedal ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Patient was referred to cardiology for evaluation of dyspnea. JVP was enough to
was enough to diagnose ... y descent and Kussmaul ... ’s sign were there ... Echocardiogram #POCUS