Pulsus Paradoxus: Definition, Causes, and Clinical Significance Question. Describe Briefly Pulsus paradoxus. Answer. The term pulsus paradoxus is used to describe a dramatic fall in blood pressure during inspiration,i.e., characteristic of *tamponade, pericardial constriction, and severe airway obstruction. When the systolic blood pressure falls less than 10 mm, the … [Read more...] about Pulsus Paradoxus: Definition, Causes, and Clinical Significance
Water Hammer Pulse (Corrigan Pulse): Causes, Features, and Clinical Insight
Water Hammer Pulse (Corrigan Pulse): Causes, Features, and Clinical Insight Question. Describe Briefly the Water Hammer Pulse. Answer. It is also called as Corrigan pulse. A water hammer pulse is a large bounding pulse with an increased stroke volume of the left ventricle and a decrease in the peripheral resistance, leading to wide pulse pressure. The pulse strikes … [Read more...] about Water Hammer Pulse (Corrigan Pulse): Causes, Features, and Clinical Insight
Hematemesis: Causes, Symptoms, and Clinical Management
Hematemesis: Causes, Symptoms, and Clinical Management Question. Enumerate The Causes Of Hematemesis. Answer. Rapid loss of blood from a lesion in the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum above the level of the ampulla of Vater will result in vomiting of blood. Hematemesis: Causes, Symptoms, and Clinical Management Hematemesis Causes 1. Common causes Duodenal ulcer … [Read more...] about Hematemesis: Causes, Symptoms, and Clinical Management
Bronchial Breath Sounds: Types, Causes, and Clinical Significance
Bronchial Breath Sounds: Types, Causes, and Clinical Significance Question. Write a short note on bronchial breathing. Answer. Bronchial breathing is blowing or hollow, the inspiratory phase equals the expiratory phase, and there is a pause between the two. Bronchial breathing may be low-pitched (Cavernous) medium medium-pitched, or high-pitched (tubular). Low-pitched … [Read more...] about Bronchial Breath Sounds: Types, Causes, and Clinical Significance
Clubbing of Fingers: Causes, Grading, and Clinical Significance
Clubbing of Fingers: Causes, Grading, and Clinical Significance Question. Write a short note on clubbing. Answer. Clubbing is an enlargement of the distal segment of fingers and toes due to an increase in soft tissue. Causes of Clubbing 1. Pulmonary disorders Suppuration of lung Bronchiectasis Lung abscess Suppurative pneumonia Tumors of … [Read more...] about Clubbing of Fingers: Causes, Grading, and Clinical Significance