Pericarditis in malignancy physical examination


 * Associate Editor-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.

Physical examination
Cachexia, weight loss and other organ-system specific abnormalities secondary to malignancy.

Vitals: Tachycardia, pulsus paradoxus and hypotension(in cardiac tamponade)

Neck: Jugular venous distension with a prominent Y descent and Kussmaul's sign

Chest: Pericardial knock, pericardial rub and distant heart sounds

Abdomen: Hepatomegaly, ascites

Extremities: Ankle edema