Medical Science · Respiratory and Cardiovascular Pathology
Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding paradoxical respiration and paradoxical pulse? 1. Paradoxical respiration is seen in flail chest and refers to the chest wall moving inward during inspiration and outward during expiration. 2. Paradoxical pulse (pulsus paradoxus) is an exaggerated fall in systolic blood pressure (>10 mmHg) during inspiration, commonly seen in cardiac tamponade.
- 1Neither statement 1 nor statement 2 is correct
- 2Both statements 1 and 2 are correct✓
- 3Only statement 2 is correct
- 4Only statement 1 is correct
Correct answer
Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
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