Wednesday, January 23, 2008

57 - kussmaul's sign

Q- kussmaul's sign is not seen in?

a- constrictive pericarditis
b- cardiac tamponade
c- Right ventricular infarct
d- restrictive cardiomyopathy

answer is b .

though authors' opinions vary a lot regarding the presence of kussmaul's sign in various conditions ,most of them acknowledge the fact that kussmaul's sign is rare in cardiac tamponade .

rise of JVP during inspiration is called the kussmaul's sign . it is frequently seen in constrictive pericarditis and RVMI .

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