Corrigan’s Pulse in Aortic Regurgitation — Bounding Carotid Pulse Explained скачать в хорошем качестве

Corrigan’s Pulse in Aortic Regurgitation — Bounding Carotid Pulse Explained

In this bedside video, we observe a patient with severe aortic regurgitation, showing a bounding carotid pulse — the classic Corrigan’s pulse. Each ventricular contraction ejects a large bolus of blood into the aorta, producing a forceful outward expansion. During diastole, regurgitant flow back into the left ventricle causes the pulse to collapse rapidly — creating the characteristic “water-hammer” quality. This clip also highlights key differences between arterial and venous pulses at the bedside: *The arterial pulse is a single, sharp outward expansion. *The venous pulse is inward and diffuse. Once the pulse is recognized as arterial, its bounding nature helps narrow the differential diagnosis — most commonly aortic regurgitation, but also hyperkinetic states (sepsis, cirrhosis, anemia, wet beriberi) or coarctation of the aorta if the narrowing occurs distal to the carotids. 💡 Bedside medicine rewards careful observation. #BedsideMedicine #PhysicalDiagnosis #AorticRegurgitation #Cardiology #CorrigansPulse #WaterHammerPulse #InternalMedicine #MedEd #ArterialPulse #ClinicalExamination