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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 ... failure with + Kussmaul ... No constriction! ... DDx includes constriction ... and other rarer 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 ... Kussmaul's sign ... Causes = RV failure ... restrictive CM, constrictive
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... associated with constrictive ... #differential #causes
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Kussmaul's Sign ... the underlying cause ... Kussmaul's (JVP ... + XRT tattoo = constrictive ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Kussmauls
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
Kussmaul's #sign ... Commonest cause ... Constriction, restrictive ... SVC obstruction cause ... #Kussmauls #PhysicalExam
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... heart failure • Constrictive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... opthalmoplegia, Constriction ... Junction - No constriction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tamponade • Constrictive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Budd-Chiari Syndrome • Constrictive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hepatology
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... pneumothorax • Constrictive ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #shock #causes