Medical Definition of Kussmaul's sign
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In constrictive pericarditis, a paradoxical increase in venous distention and pressure during inspiration; seen occasionally in effusive-constrictive pericarditis when tamponading pericardial fluid overlies a constricting epicarditis.
Synonym: Kussmaul's symptom.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kussmaul's Sign
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