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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