Tuberculous pericarditis physical examination
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.
Physical examination
Patients present with fever and cachexia.
Vitals: Tachycardia, pulsus paradoxus and hypotension(in cardiac tamponade)
Neck: Jugular venous distension with a prominent Y descent and Kussmaul's sign
Chest: Pleural dullness, decreased breath sounds, pericardial knock, pericardial rub and distant heart sounds
Abdomen: Hepatomegaly, ascites
Extremities: Ankle edema