When you take a breath in, you may experience a mild, brief drop in blood pressure that’s unnoticeable. Pulsus paradoxus, sometimes called paradoxic pulse, refers to a blood pressure drop of at least ...
Jan. 8, 2004 — Measurement of pulsus paradoxus (PP) using pulse oximeter plethysmographic waveform is a simple, noninvasive, and accurate method of evaluating airway obstruction, according to a study ...
Cardiac tamponade occurs when a pericardial effusion exerts a significant amount of pressure externally on the heart, resulting in impaired right ventricular filling eventually causing decreased ...