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Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
- Differential Diagnosis ... regurgitation ... regurgitation, ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Jugular Venous Pressure Waveform Patterns
A. Tricuspid Regurgitation
B. Tricuspid Stenosis
C. Constrictive Pericarditis
D. Atrial Septal Defect
E. Atrial Fibrillation
F.
Tricuspid Regurgitation ... Tricuspid Stenosis ... Atrial Fibrillation ... Waveform #Patterns #JVP ... #Cardiology #diagnosis
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... view of a patient diagnosed ... with endocarditis ... #regurgitation ... ultrasound #POCUS #S4C
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... Degenerative: Systemic Arterial ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... • Infective Endocarditis ... ) • Tricuspid
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
) or right atrial ... ventricle (RV), tricuspid ... forward flow like tricuspid ... wave with mitral regurgitation ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... artery pressure via tricuspid ... PPHTN • Peak tricuspid ... regurgitation velocity ... ventricular size, Right atrial
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
aortic and mitral regurgitation ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Diagnosis? ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid ... Marantic: Emboli > Regurgitation
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
100/82, HR 74, JVP ... pedal edema, and clear ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
heart function (JVD ... splitting of S2, S3, tricuspid ... regurgitation) ... Diagnosis • TTE ... defects • Confirm diagnosis