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Do not confuse the two:
Kussmaul's breathing is seen in diabetic ketoacidosis (acetone breath).
While Kussmaul's sign is an elevated Jugular Venous Pressure seen during inspiration in constrictive pericarditis or improper filling of the heart. (It's not seen in cardiac temponade though).
Also seen in constrictive cardiomyopathy, severe right sided heart failure, and tricuspid valve stenosis all of these leads to the same pathophysiology of improper heart filling during inspiration.
Do not confuse Kussmaul's sign with
http://www.usmle-forums.com/usmle-step-2-ck-forum/462-hepatojugular-reflux.html
Kussmaul's breathing is seen in diabetic ketoacidosis (acetone breath).
While Kussmaul's sign is an elevated Jugular Venous Pressure seen during inspiration in constrictive pericarditis or improper filling of the heart. (It's not seen in cardiac temponade though).
Also seen in constrictive cardiomyopathy, severe right sided heart failure, and tricuspid valve stenosis all of these leads to the same pathophysiology of improper heart filling during inspiration.
Do not confuse Kussmaul's sign with
http://www.usmle-forums.com/usmle-step-2-ck-forum/462-hepatojugular-reflux.html