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Which one of the following does not cause pulsus paradoxus?
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The correct answer is  Causes of pulsus parodoxus :Cardiac - common with cardiac tamponade, infrequent with constrictive pericarditisPulmonary - bronchospasm as in severe asthma or emphysema, pulmonary embolismMiscellaneous - obesity possibility due to excessive compression of IVC at thoracic inlet, after thoracotomyHypovolemic shockSVC obstructionReversed pulsus paradoxus - inspiratory rise in aerial systolic and diastolic pressure.Seen in HOCM, during intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB), isometric ventricular rhythm.