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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
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
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
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
Patterns Biot's respiration ... aka ataxic respiration ... Neuron damage Kussmaul ... Cheyne-Stokes respiration ... Respiratory #pulmonary #diagnosis
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations

What eponymous respiratory pattern do you observe in this patient? What eponymous jugular venous pulse
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations ... Cheyne-Stokes respirations ... carotid) and frog sign ... during inspiration (Kussmaul's ... #breathing #pulmonary
Typical Clinical Features of DKA:
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Acetone breath 
 - Tachycardia 
 - Soft Bp
mental status - Kussmaul ... respirations ... - Polyuria #Diagnosis ... DKA #Symptoms #Signs
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Treating DKA: 1) ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... dehydration) • Kussmaul ... respiration (deep ... , fast breathing
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
and Rhythm of Breathing ... Kussmaul breathing ... Slow Breathing ( ... Sighing Respiration ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
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