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Kussmaul's sign is classically described in:

A
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
B
Pericardial Tamponade
C
Constrictive pericarditis
D
Right Ventricular Infarct
High-Yield Explanation
Answer is C (Constrictive pericarditis) Kussmaul's sign is classically described in association with Constrictive Pericarditis. Kussmaul's sign refers to paradoxical elevation of JVP/CVP during inspiration (In healthy persons venous pressure falls during inspiration because pressures in the right hea decrease as intrathoracic pressures fall) The Kussmaul's sign is classically described in association with Constrictive pericarditis. Kussmaul's sign is however also seen in association with Right Ventricular Infarction, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Embolism and Advanced Systolic Severe Hea Failure

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