Tuberculous pericarditis physical examination

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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

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