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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 ... constriction, restrictive cardiomyopathy ... and other rarer causes ... #Sign #physicalexam ... clinical #video #jvp #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
intrathoracic pressure "sucks ... include restrictive cardiomyopathy ... #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #differential #causes
Müller's sign is the pulsation or bobbing of the uvula that occurs during systole.  It
bobbing of the uvula ... Müller's sign is caused ... insufficiency #regurgitation ... #video #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
Kussmaul's #sign ... Commonest cause ... Constriction, restrictive cardiomyopathy ... #Kussmauls #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy ... Prolapse • Dilated cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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heart failure Pulsus ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... collapse: • Aortic regurgitation ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... valve: Dilated cardiomyopathy ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
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 ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Stenosis • Mitral Regurgitation ... • Aortic Regurgitation ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... • Tricuspid Regurgitation ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes