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Pulsus paradoxus is seen in-
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The correct answer is  * Pulsus paradoxus describes an exaggeration of the normal variation in systolic aerial blood pressure seen with respiration (normally falls by <10 mm on inspiration). * It is seen in the presence of- Airway obstruction. - Pericardial tamponade. - Massive pulmonary embolism. * Some conditions associated with pulsus paradoxus are - Constrictive pericarditis, -Restrictive cardiomyopathy, - Cardiac tamponade.