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Causes of pulsus paradoxus

Causes of pulsus paradoxus
Cardiac
Pericardial
  • Cardiac tamponade
  • Constrictive pericarditis
Nonpericardial
  • Right ventricular myocardial infarction
  • Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Noncardiac
Pulmonary
  • Asthma and COPD
  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Tension pneumothorax
  • Bilateral pleural effusions
Other
  • Marked obesity
  • Hypovolemic shock
  • Pectus excavatum
  • Extrinsic cardiac compression
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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