Pulsus paradoxus – MCQ – Answer

Pulsus paradoxus – MCQ – Answer

Difference between systolic blood pressure in inspiration and expiration should be more than — mm Hg in pulsus paradoxus – Correct answer: d) 10 mm Hg

Normally there is an inspiratory fall in systolic pressure. An exaggerated fall is called pulsus paradoxus. The paradox is the presence of heart sounds when the pulse becomes virtually impalpable in severe cases during inspiration (pulsus paradoxus totalis). Pulsus paradoxus it a typical sign of cardiac tamponade, though it may be noted in some cases of constrictive pericarditis, restrictive cardiomyopathy and severe obstructive pulmonary disease.

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