Pulsus paradoxus is seen in-: (A) Shock, (B) Elderly, (C) Emphysema/Asthma, (D) High output state
Answer is C. * 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.