Pulsus paradoxus is not seen in: September 2010
Ans. C: Hyperophic cardiomyopathy Pulsus paradoxus (PP), also paradoxic pulse or paradoxical pulse, is an exaggeration of the normal variation during the inspiratory phase of respiration, in which the blood pressure declines as one inhales and increases as one exhales. It is a sign that is indicative of several conditions including cardiac tamponade, pericarditis, chronic sleep apnea, croup, and obstructive lung disease (e.g. asthma, COPD)
Cardiac tamponade
Constrictive pericarditis
Hyperophic cardiomyopathy
Severe COPD