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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 ... No constriction! ... DDx includes constriction ... #Sign #physicalexam
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... in Constrictive ... the underlying diagnosis ... Kussmaul's sign ... #Sign #PhysicalExam
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... - Differential Diagnosis ... associated with constrictive ... #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential Diagnosis ... Serum Ascites Albumin ... budd-chiari • CHF • Constrictive ... #Table #Serum #Albumin ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Kussmaul's Sign ... Most likely diagnosis ... Kussmaul's (JVP ... + XRT tattoo = constrictive ... Friedreichs #Neck #JVP #PhysicalExam
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
Diagnosis of ascites ... serum ascites albumin ... Heart failure/constrictive ... SAAG #ascites #albumin ... #gradient #hepatology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
on Echocardiogram ... JVP 15 cm ASA, Kussmaul's ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #Pericarditis #Echocardiogram
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Patient was referred to cardiology for evaluation of dyspnea. JVP was enough to
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on Echocardiogram ... was enough to diagnose ... y descent and Kussmaul ... #Pericarditis #Echocardiogram
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... INR, bilirubin, albumin ... heart failure and constrictive ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #hepatology