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Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... in Constrictive ... Pericarditis ... Kussmaul's sign ... Causes = RV failure
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... associated with constrictive ... pericarditis. ... #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 ... pericarditis 2/
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Budd-Chiari Syndrome • Constrictive ... Pericarditis Infectious ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hepatology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... heart failure • Constrictive ... pericarditis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #causes
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... Heart failure • Constrictive ... pericarditis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #causes
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... heart failure and constrictive ... pericarditis ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... failure - Constrictive ... pericarditis ... peritonitis #Ascites #Causes ... #differential #hepatology
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... cardiac tamponade, constrictive ... pericarditis, restrictive ... water #Shock #Classification ... Types #diagnosis #management
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... cardiac tamponade, constrictive ... pericarditis, restrictive ... water #Shock #Classification ... types #diagnosis #management