Tag: pulsus paradoxus

Pulsus paradoxus Refers to the decrease in systolic blood pressure by more than 10 mm Hg during inspiration Seen in Cardiac tamponade Effusive constrictive pericarditis Obstructive pulmonary disease

Inspiratory decrease in systolic blood pressure and pulse volume – Mechanism Systolic blood pressure and pulse volume decreases during the inspiratory phase of respiration. Mechanism During inspiration there