Pulsus Paradoxus

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Etiology 3 More General Terms 4 References

Introduction

• A exaggerated inspiratory fall of > 10 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure.

Etiology

• pericardial tamponade
• constrictive pericarditis
• obstructive lung disease ( asthma)

More General Terms

• arterial pulse

References

1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Companion Handbook, Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1995, pg 326
2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 14, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2006

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