The Paradoxical Alternative
49 year female old smoker with two weeks of increasing shortness of breath. She is treated for pneumonia on the ward but getting worse.
Tag pulsus paradoxus
Pulsus Paradoxus
Pulsus paradoxus is defined as an inspiratory drop in blood pressure of 10mmHg or more during normal breathing.
Systolic pressure variation
Systolic Pressure Variation and Stroke Volume Variation between spontaneous breathing and mechanical ventilation