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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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What’s the diagnosis ... No constriction! ... and other rarer causes ... #Sign #physicalexam ... cardiology #neck #jugular
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Neck #JVP #Jugular
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... associated with constrictive ... #Sign #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #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 ... Most likely diagnosis ... the underlying cause ... + XRT tattoo = constrictive ... Friedreichs #Neck #JVP #PhysicalExam
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Heart failure • Constrictive ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #causes
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... failure - Constrictive ... - Bile ascites ... #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... of portal HTN: ascites ... portal HTN: • Ascites ... heart failure and constrictive ... #causes #hepatology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Tubular function ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... diuretic-resistant ascites ... Diagnostic Support ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Hepatology